Guest Prancer12 Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 If I right click on the Start button in XP and choose properties, while in Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications the user can't change the behaviors. No drop down box will display. I have run TaskManager_Reset.reg, toolbarsgreyedout.reg, xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs I tried to choose Restore Defaults button. The user is an administrator of his machine. Enable drag and dropping in the Customize Start menu is checked. Machine has been re-booted. Can't google any other option nor find on Microsoft pages. Help will be greatly appreciated.
Guest Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications "Prancer12" <Prancer12@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:470234F8-602D-424C-B038-A5B377101AE4@microsoft.com... > If I right click on the Start button in XP and choose properties, while in > Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications the user can't > change the behaviors. No drop down box will display. > > I have run TaskManager_Reset.reg, toolbarsgreyedout.reg, > xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs > I tried to choose Restore Defaults button. > The user is an administrator of his machine. > Enable drag and dropping in the Customize Start menu is checked. > Machine has been re-booted. > > Can't google any other option nor find on Microsoft pages. Help will be > greatly appreciated. It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this are: Ad-aware's Ad-Watch IBM Access Connections McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware Norton AV Spyware Blaster Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks Spybot- Teatimer Spysweeper Spyware Doctor Windows Defender Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions. In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you reinstall Zone Alarm. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail.
Guest justme Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 RE: Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications I am trying to remove icons from my "customize notifications" in the taskbar area ... I have icons that are still there for programs I no longer have? I know how to hide, unhide ... how do I remove the icons?.... thanks "Prancer12" wrote: > If I right click on the Start button in XP and choose properties, while in > Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications the user can't > change the behaviors. No drop down box will display. > > I have run TaskManager_Reset.reg, toolbarsgreyedout.reg, > xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs > I tried to choose Restore Defaults button. > The user is an administrator of his machine. > Enable drag and dropping in the Customize Start menu is checked. > Machine has been re-booted. > > Can't google any other option nor find on Microsoft pages. Help will be > greatly appreciated.
Guest Unknown Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications Have you tried right clicking on them? "justme" <justme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:07C6DA2C-480E-4DCA-8645-FA63B74A77E1@microsoft.com... >I am trying to remove icons from my "customize notifications" in the >taskbar > area ... I have icons that are still there for programs I no longer have? > I > know how to hide, unhide ... how do I remove the icons?.... thanks > > "Prancer12" wrote: > >> If I right click on the Start button in XP and choose properties, while >> in >> Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications the user can't >> change the behaviors. No drop down box will display. >> >> I have run TaskManager_Reset.reg, toolbarsgreyedout.reg, >> xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs >> I tried to choose Restore Defaults button. >> The user is an administrator of his machine. >> Enable drag and dropping in the Customize Start menu is checked. >> Machine has been re-booted. >> >> Can't google any other option nor find on Microsoft pages. Help will be >> greatly appreciated.
Guest justme Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications yes.... still does not work ... in fact my "right click" button is disabled for that function while in "notifications" .... works elsewhere ... "Unknown" wrote: > Have you tried right clicking on them? > "justme" <justme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:07C6DA2C-480E-4DCA-8645-FA63B74A77E1@microsoft.com... > >I am trying to remove icons from my "customize notifications" in the > >taskbar > > area ... I have icons that are still there for programs I no longer have? > > I > > know how to hide, unhide ... how do I remove the icons?.... thanks > > > > "Prancer12" wrote: > > > >> If I right click on the Start button in XP and choose properties, while > >> in > >> Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications the user can't > >> change the behaviors. No drop down box will display. > >> > >> I have run TaskManager_Reset.reg, toolbarsgreyedout.reg, > >> xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs > >> I tried to choose Restore Defaults button. > >> The user is an administrator of his machine. > >> Enable drag and dropping in the Customize Start menu is checked. > >> Machine has been re-booted. > >> > >> Can't google any other option nor find on Microsoft pages. Help will be > >> greatly appreciated. > > >
Guest Nightowl Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications Hi justme I think this script from MVP Kelly's site will do what you want. Line 53 on the left: Remove past items from notification area http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm justme <justme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on Thu, 4 Oct 2007: >yes.... still does not work ... in fact my "right click" button is disabled >for that function while in "notifications" .... works elsewhere ... > >"Unknown" wrote: > >> Have you tried right clicking on them? >> "justme" <justme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:07C6DA2C-480E-4DCA-8645-FA63B74A77E1@microsoft.com... >> >I am trying to remove icons from my "customize notifications" in the >> >taskbar >> > area ... I have icons that are still there for programs I no longer have? >> > I >> > know how to hide, unhide ... how do I remove the icons?.... thanks >> > >> > "Prancer12" wrote: >> > >> >> If I right click on the Start button in XP and choose properties, while >> >> in >> >> Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications the user can't >> >> change the behaviors. No drop down box will display. >> >> >> >> I have run TaskManager_Reset.reg, toolbarsgreyedout.reg, >> >> xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs >> >> I tried to choose Restore Defaults button. >> >> The user is an administrator of his machine. >> >> Enable drag and dropping in the Customize Start menu is checked. >> >> Machine has been re-booted. >> >> >> >> Can't google any other option nor find on Microsoft pages. Help will be >> >> greatly appreciated. >> >> >> -- Nightowl
Guest Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Re: Taskbar and Start Menu Properties and Custom Notifications "justme" <justme@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:07C6DA2C-480E-4DCA-8645-FA63B74A77E1@microsoft.com... >I am trying to remove icons from my "customize notifications" in the >taskbar > area ... I have icons that are still there for programs I no longer have? > I > know how to hide, unhide ... how do I remove the icons?.... thanks Click in the Behavior column and then click the down arrow. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM I won't answer email.
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