Icons disappeared from system tray

pacifist, Right click your Taskbar, choose Properties, under the Taskbar tab click the Customize button, under Current Items hilite one at a time each icon and use the dropdown arrow button and choose Always show, click OK/Apply/OK. You may also want to go to the link below and under the letter "N" scroll down to "Notification Area - Icons Disappearing" where you'll find several other possible solutions.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

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pacifist, Before you try what I posted in my first reply right click your Taskbar, choose Properties, under the Taskbar tab at the bottom uncheck "hide inactive icons", click Apply/OK.

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I have gone to the web site under N as directed and see a couple of possibilities. One would be that I do not use a password to access Windows and the other is something to do with "disable SSDP and uPNP Services" I tried the password with no effect and finding the instructions or even understanding what the SSDP or uPNP seems to be beyond me so I think I will just leave well enough alone.
Thanks for the help

pacifist, Did you try this?:

Right click your Taskbar, choose Properties, under the Taskbar tab click the Customize button, under Current Items hilite one at a time each icon and use the dropdown arrow button and choose Always show, click OK/Apply/OK.

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has to be on for the customize button to become available.
Thanks for the advice though.

uninstall upnp from add/remove windows component and you ll see your icons back

Many thanks for that tip - worked perfectly. All icons now back in bottom RH section.