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[k2wl]

hi
For some unknown reason, when I connected to the internet today, the internet connection icon in the taskbar didn't appear.

I tried unchecking and re-checking the "Show icon in notification area when connected" box under my connection's properties, and the Customize Notifications under Taskbar Properties still lists the internet connection as "always show".

I willing to go into my Registry to fix this problem.

Any help?
Thanks ahead!

[kwapster]

k2wl, on Jul 12 2005, 01:25 PM, said:

hi
For some unknown reason, when I connected to the internet today, the internet connection icon in the taskbar didn't appear.

I tried unchecking and re-checking the "Show icon in notification area when connected" box under my connection's properties, and the Customize Notifications under Taskbar Properties still lists the internet connection as "always show".

I willing to go into my Registry to fix this problem.

Any help?
Thanks ahead!

best advice i can give you is to do a system restore,its quite fast and effective and shouldn't lose your files,modify the registry is dangerous and can cause system instability,i wouln't advicde it,if this doesn't work you could also tray to delete your connection and create a new one,hope this helps.

[k2wl]

i didn't have system restore active how can i get ride of it?
thanks

[kwapster]

k2wl, on Jul 12 2005, 02:36 PM, said:

i didn't have system restore active how can i get ride of it?
thanks

i'm gonna do some research,will post back when i find some information on this not quite sure if it can be fixed without some sort of restore.

[kwapster]

there are three tabs in add/remove, go to the middle on, windows setup, there is a long list of all the whambox's components. Go to the Communications one, select Details, and from the new list, there will be dialup networking. Is not that hard. i found this information off a forum in which a person was experiencing the same problems that you are having,if you would much rather look at them yourself you can do so by going to the following link.Google Search hope this solves your problem if not please keep us posted on your progress.

[ckuehner]

k2wl, on Jul 12 2005, 11:25 AM, said:

hi
For some unknown reason, when I connected to the internet today, the internet connection icon in the taskbar didn't appear.

I tried unchecking and re-checking the "Show icon in notification area when connected" box under my connection's properties, and the Customize Notifications under Taskbar Properties still lists the internet connection as "always show".

I willing to go into my Registry to fix this problem.

Any help?
Thanks ahead!

Maybe this is a stupid suggestion, however, in my experience, most computer problems are usually something extremely simple.

Check to see if you have "Hide inactive icons" enabled in your taskbar properties. Might seem like a really stupid thing... but it is always a possibility. Just right click on an empty space on your taskbar and select properties.

It is possible that the icon has just slid into the inactive list. The inactive list is not really acurate... in order to stay on the active list, Windows actually expects that you normally click on the icon... otherwise it doesn't think you are using it.

[kwapster]

k2wl i have looked up every other possible solution,if this problem pursists and you are uncomfortable with it,just pop in your xp disk and do a repair of the windows installation this will be sure to fix any problems you're having.

[k2wl]

hi all none of the above sugesstions work?
should i repair with the xp cd?
thanks

[iGuest]

missing wireless network icon
Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

How I can Nestor wireless icon network back again because it missing ?

-reply by samy m. Elhabbak

[iGuest]

Go to taskbar properties and take 'cutomize' button near "hide inactive icons".In that you can find options for hide/allways show.


-reply by krishna

[iGuest]

possible answer
Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Here is a solution that worked for me...

START> Control Panel > Network Connections

Then on the left hand side click "MY NETWORK PLACES".

Then under the "NETWORK TASKS" heading click "SHOW ICONS FOR NETWORKED UPnP DEVICES".

Say YES on the box that appears.

Upon returning to the "NETWORK CONNECTIONS" screen, an icon called INTERNET CONNECTION should have appeared.

Right click the icon and go to PROPERTIES.

Tick that box that says "SHOW ICON IN NOTIFICATION AREA WHEN CONNECTED".

Click OK and your good to go...

-reply by guest

[iGuest]

possible solution?
Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Here is a solution that worked for me...

START> Control Panel > Network Connections

Then on the left hand side click "MY NETWORK PLACES".

Then under the "NETWORK TASKS" heading click "SHOW ICONS FOR NETWORKED UPnP DEVICES".

Say YES on the box that appears.

Upon returning to the "NETWORK CONNECTIONS" screen, an icon called INTERNET CONNECTION should have appeared.

Right click the icon and go to PROPERTIES.

Tick that box that says "SHOW ICON IN NOTIFICATION AREA WHEN CONNECTED".

Click OK and your good to go...

-reply by Guest

[iGuest]

How can I get the Wireless Network Connection icon back?Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

I went through the steps as mentioned above and was still unsuccessful. On mine it did not say show icons for networked Upnp devices, it said Hide icons for networked Upnp devices. Then when I went to the properties the box was already ticked. I am really stuck on this. Please help.

-reply by Brendon

[iGuest]

getting Internet notification icon backNet Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Replying to ckuehner

Actually this is GREAT ADVICE! Simple always works. My internet notification icon suddently disappeared and in the Properties of the Taskbar it would not let me check the "network" box - it was just grey.After reading above advice, I un-checked "hide inactive icons" and it let me check the network box - and low and behold - I GOT MY INTERNET ICON BACK!! YAY!Thanks heaps - it was only a tiny issue but it was very irritating LOL-reply by Lydya

 

[iGuest]

The below works! Thank you.

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getting Internet notification icon backNet Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Actually this is GREAT ADVICE! Simple always works. My internet notification icon suddently disappeared and in the Properties of the Taskbar it would not let me check the "network" box - it was just grey. After reading above advice, I un-checked "hide inactive icons" and it let me check the network box - and low and behold - I GOT MY INTERNET ICON BACK!! YAY! Thanks heaps - it was only a tiny issue but it was very irritating LOL -reply by Lydya

[iGuest]

This works!Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Start > Control Panel > Notification Area Icons

Click "Turn system icons on or off"

For the Network Icon, change system behavior dropdown box to "on".

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I read all the above responses, and figured the Windows 3.1 days must be over...

-reply by Orville

[iGuest]

I too had the same problem.

I think different computers have different options. My PC does not show up "notification area icons" mentioned above by many people.

This what I did then: control panel>network and internet connections>network connections>local area or LAN connection-right clik on that>properties>local area connection properties window>check if the box against "show icon in notification area when connected.".

I found this unchecked when the icon did not appear in the task bar. I checked it and presto the icon appeared immediately

-reply by curao

[iGuest]

Network connection icon disappeared from taskbarNet Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Hi, I just did a repair install of my system and spent at least an hour searching before I stumbled upon your solution. Worked like a charm, thanks. Tried all sorts of stuff before like disabling SSDP and Universal PNP, etc. The simplest solution is often the best. Incidentally, I am dual booting with Linux Mint-7, it's beautiful, do try it out.

-reply by Mehboob Sadicote

[iGuest]

How do I get my LAN icon to show up in the notification area in Windows 7?Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Since installation Windows 7 RC, I've never had the option to choose to have the LAN icon in the notification area.  There is no selection in any of the areas for network devices to select this.  I know in the past versions of Windows, I would check this in the properties of my network adapter but it isn't there.  Also, my notification area is configured to always show all icons all of the time.

[iGuest]

Net Connection Taskbar Icon DisappearedNet Connection Taskbar Icon DisappearedReplying to iGuestI had the same problem on my Vista premium.I did the following:Control panel---classic view-- taskbar and start menu---Notification area tab--System icons. The network option was unchecked. I checked it and apply. Thats it the notification area icon is back.Drzhivago-reply by drzhivago

[iGuest]

at last some reasonable explanation!!Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

Net Connection Taskbar Icon DisappearedReplying to iGuest I had the same problem on my Vista premium. I did the following: Control panel---classic view-- taskbar and start menu---Notification area tab--System icons. The network option was unchecked. I checked it and apply. Thats it the notification area icon is back. Drzhivago -reply by drzhivago 

 thanks alot this really helped

-reply by taurista

[aloKNsh]

its nothing but you have cancceled the programme from your processor
just try removing it and you will be able to use it again

[iGuest]

just go there

easy fix

http://www.Tips4pc.C...ork_connect.Htm

[iGuest]

"I had the same problem on my Vista premium. I did the following: Control panel---classic view-- taskbar and start menu---Notification area tab--System icons. The network option was unchecked. I checked it and apply. Thats it the notification area icon is back. Drzhivago -reply by drzhivago"But what if my network option is greyed out??? I can't check or uncheck it... What do I do?

[iGuest]

An Actual Solution (When the Above All Failed)Net Connection Taskbar Icon Disappeared

I had this problem and spent hours on various forums, tried all the basic checking/unchecking of boxes, etc., but nothing fixed it. Then finally:

 Right-click the taskbar, go to 'Task Manager.' In the 'Processes' tab, select 'explorer.Exe' and click 'End Process.' (It will warn you about losing data, but I did it with multiple tabs open in Mozilla Firefox and nothing closed.) Then, go to File--> 'New Task (Run...)' and type 'explorer.Exe' and start it. The taskbar will compress and then reload its icons, among them the missing network connection icon.

 No idea how this happens or why this solution works, but it brought me back from the brink of a frustration aneurysm. 

-reply by Allison