Customize inactive icons

  • Thread starter Thread starter Jerome M. Katz
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Jerome M. Katz

I am not getting the three option drop down list when I try to
customize inactive icons from the tray. This just started within the
last day or so. When I click on the item the list only has the one
item: the current one (almost always hide when inactive).

Jerry
 
| I am not getting the three option drop down list when I try to
| customize inactive icons from the tray. This just started within the
| last day or so. When I click on the item the list only has the one
| item: the current one (almost always hide when inactive).

Jerry,

I suggest you visit MS-MVP Kelly's website at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Note the instructions at the top of the page,
then scroll down to line 164,
(Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality)

Right-click the hyperlink, then click | Save Target As |
to download the file, "xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs",
then double-click and follow the prompts.

You might also like to do some reading on "Taskbar"
at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm
 
| "+-J" wrote:
|
| >
| >| I am not getting the three option drop down list when I try to
| >| customize inactive icons from the tray. This just started within the
| >| last day or so. When I click on the item the list only has the one
| >| item: the current one (almost always hide when inactive).
| >
| >Jerry,
| >
| > I suggest you visit MS-MVP Kelly's website at
| >http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
| >
| > Note the instructions at the top of the page,
| >then scroll down to line 164,
| >(Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality)
| >
| > Right-click the hyperlink, then click | Save Target As |
| >to download the file, "xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs",
| >then double-click and follow the prompts.
| >
| > You might also like to do some reading on "Taskbar"
| >at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm
| >---
| >Jan

| Tried that it didn't work. There were no prompts when i ran the script.


Jerry,

There should have been two alert boxes...
--
1. Notice
------
To work correctly, the script will close
and restart the Windows Explorer shell.
This will not harm your system.
Continue?

2. Done
 
I did get those action boxes and did follow those instructions, but
the problem still remains.
 
| I did get those action boxes and did follow those instructions, but
| the problem still remains.

Jerome,

Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
(Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)

Navigate to...
[ Notification Area ]

Try the options there.
---
Jan


| >| >
| >| >| I am not getting the three option drop down list when I try to
| >| >| customize inactive icons from the tray. This just started within the
| >| >| last day or so. When I click on the item the list only has the one
| >| >| item: the current one (almost always hide when inactive).
 
I tried all the options listed under notification area in the tool and
none of them fied the problem.
 
| I tried all the options listed under notification area in the tool and
| none of them fied the problem.


Jerome,

Perhaps do a System File Check via

[Start]
| Run |
SFC /SCANNOW
[Enter]

System File Checker (sfc) Scans and verifies the versions of all protected system files.

Have your XP CD handy.

On my machine it took more than 45 minutes for tests to be completed.

For further details,
[Start]
| Help and Support |
SFC
[Enter]

REFERENCE:
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
(Introduction to using scannow sfc - system file checker)

---
Jan

"Jerome M. Katz" <jerrymkatz@[email protected]> wrote:
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I am not getting the three option drop down list when I try to customize inactive icons from the tray.

This just started within the last day or so.

When I click on the item the list only has the one item: the current one (almost always hide when inactive).
 
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