I have updated Taskbar notifications to "Always show" TT so that it is the only icon that is not listed as "Hide when inactive". I am informed by my desktop icon that I must use the taskbar which is fine by me but I can't get it to show up.
Dell Precision WorkStation 360
Service Tag *******
Express Service Code 15817084021
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Processor Speed 2.73 GHz
Memory (RAM) 1024 MB
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Operating System Version 5.1.2600
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