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Missing taskbar icons (volume, power, remove hardware) possible
fix...
The problem is not just in the volume control but battery
status and "Safely Remove Hardware" icons in the system
tray as well.
What happens is that systray.exe "somehow" gets
removed from the startup. You cannot manually run systray.exe
(well, you can, but it doesn't seem to do anything). Here are
the steps:
1. Start > Run ... Type "msconfig" [OK]
2. Go to Startup tab and see if "Systray" is on the
list of startup items and it is checked (probably, if you are
having this problem, it is not).
3. If it is there but not checked, then check it, click [OK]
and restart your computer.
4. If it is NOT there, then you have to add it using the Registry
Editor.
a. Start > Run ... Type "regedit" [OK]
b. In the left pane, select key "My Computer\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Run"
c. You will see a list of various string names and values that
all represent something that runs on startup. Systray should
be in that list and probably isn't.
d. Edit > New > String Value and overtype "New Value
#1" with "SysTray" (note the spelling).
e. With this new "SysTray" selected, Edit > Modify
and under "Value data", type in the following string
INCLUDING the quotes and then [OK]
"C:\Windows\System32\Systray.exe"
(This assumes the default installation directory, but you may
want to confirm that systray.exe indeed resides there.)
f. Restart and you should start seeing the vanishing icons.
NOTES:
A. Make sure before you do all this that it isn't a case of having
the volume control display disabled: Control Panel > Sounds
& Audio > Volume tab > "Place volume control in
taskbar" should be checked.
B. Also make sure that your taskbar properties aren't hiding
the icons: Control Panel > Taskbar & Start Menu > Taskbar
tab > Check "Hide Inactive Icons" (necessary to
be able to select customize) > Customize
and then ensure that the missing icons are either set to "Always
show" or maybe "Hide when inactive" but NOT "Always
hide"
C. Now why systray.exe disappeared from the Startup list in the
first place continues to remain a mystery ...
23 April 2007
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