Hi Matt & Gerald; Matt; The information you have given is great and a definite keeper but, I want to remove these duplicate & multiple entries from the computer, and not just turn them off.
Gerald; This is what I am looking for! I thought it would be a whole lot easier but, if this is what I have to do then, so be it. I thought I could do what I am wanting to do by removing the unwanted items through the registry editor. I truly want to thank both of youfor the excellent and very helpful information. Thanks again, take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Removing entries from the system tray Hi Mike, In order to remove obsolete or dupicate entries from the XP system tray notification area, you must clear the notification area cache. It's kind of tricky, and I have never tried it myself, but if you want to give it a shot , follow these steps very carefully: - Clearing the Notification Area Cache: Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Close as many open programs as you can, including those on the Windows taskbar and the System Tray. - You can leave your firewall enabled if you like, but temporarily disable your antivirus and security programs. (If, however, you have a firewall suite that includes antivirus, you may wish to disable it for this procedure.) This can prevent some error messages and will give you fewer running programs to worry about when you get to the Task Manager steps. 2. Open CCleaner and go to the Windows tab. 3. Go to the Advanced catagory, and place a check mark in the box for Tray Notifications Cache. - If you have warnings enabled, then the warning message will display at this point. 4. Select any other cleaning options you would like to perform on the Windows tab and the Applications tab. 5. Click the Analyze button, if desired, to review the list of items that will be cleaned. 6. Click the Run Cleaner button to clean your system, and then click OK. If desired, click Run Cleaner again and click OK. - Sometimes it is good to clean twice for good measure. :) 7. Close CCleaner. 8. Open the Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. 9. Scroll down the list of running programs and select explorer.exe. - There should only be one instance of explorer.exe, but if there are two, you must disable them both. See Step 10. 10. Click the End Process button. You will get a warning message. Say Yes to acknowledge it. - The taskbar, start menu, and all desktop icons will disappear. :( (Do not panic. This is normal. ) :) 11. On the File menu of the Windows Task Manager, select New Task. 12. Type explorer.exe or C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe in the box. Then click OK. - The taskbar, start menu, and desktop icons will reappear. :) 13. Close Windows Task Manager. 14. Right-click anywhere on the desktop, and select Refresh. 15. Right-click anywhere on the taskbar, and select Properties. 16. On the Taskbar tab, click the Customize button. You will see a very short list of system tray items. Your system tray has been reset. 17. IMPORTANT: Immediately reboot your computer. When Windows restarts, make sure your firewall and all security programs are enabled. Turn on any that are still disabled, so that you can once again be protected. :) 18. Go into Taskbar Properties (see FAQ above) and enter your custom tray notification settings the way that you want them for each item in the list. That's it! Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara Arcadia" <mb69ma...@charter.net> To: "Blind Computing" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 2:00 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Removing entries from the system tray > HI All; > > Running XPSP3 Home & Jaws10 latest. After opening Taskbar properties and > the Notification customize list I > arrowed down through the list and noticed that I have program titles/names > in the list that are not installed on the computer anymore. Also, I have > program names that have more than 1 entry. How do I remove, or where do I > go to remove,program titles/names that are no longer installed on the > computer and extra program titles/names? i.e, Super Anti Spyware & Jaws > for > Windows are in this list 3 different times. WeatherMate is in the list > but, > no longer installed on the computer. I do want to remove / delete the > extra/uninstalled entries, not just turn them off / or choose always hide. > All help will be greatly appreciated. > Thank you very much in advance. Take care. > Mike > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
