tray icons disappeared

[smog]

i recently installed avast home 4.6 and the problem is that after every restart some tray icons from other programs( ms antispyware beta, ink saver, sound etc) are not shown! the programs runs, only the icons are missing.

can someone help plz??

if i log off and log in again, all icons reappear, but i dont want to logoff after every restart

[Vlk]

Aren't the icons just hidden? I mean, it's a feature of Windows XP to hide inactive tray icons after some items. There's a small left-arrow icon that lets you see all the icon though.

[smog]

no, i know this feature. the icons are invisible, but it is not the inactive feature from xp

[torbjoen]

I have almost the same problem! Suddenly the avast tray icons have dissapeared.

However, I see that the processes are still running in my task manager:
ashMaiSv.exe
ashServ.exe
ashWebSv.exe
aswUpdSv.exe

What might be the problem?

[RejZoR]

Try this:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=13236.0

[torbjoen]

Thanks, I tried it, but it didn't help..

Also (before trying the fix) I tried the repair function through "Add/Remove Programs" in the control panel of XP.

Any other ideas? -Is avast running as it should even though the icons are not visible?

-Torbjørn

[RejZoR]

Did you restarted the PC after you Fixed with my tool?

[Chief ADFP]

will i got news' for Avast! tech my Tray icon is gone even the Blue-ball that scan when system is idle ( I ) it no were to be found seem the only way to get it back is re-instill the Avast! software back in even then after restart the system it gone again.

the Blue-ball with ( A ) stays there, but the blue-ball with ( I ) is gone for good.

i know about the idle thing but if its running it still not showing up at all?

never had trouble with the ( A ) blue ball missing and they are not together ether under the (A) Ball. they are set in their own balls.

[galooma]

Hi and welcome chief,
can you give Rejzor`s fix a try as suggested already in this thread.

[Chief ADFP]

i try it already it only fix the A-ball but i never had trouble with it, try it anyway it the VBR scan ball (I) that is gone not the A-Ball. look at my post above you should see the A-Ball (attachment) there without the I-ball at all. it too should been seen when it running not so thats were i am having trouble with.

[galooma]

is it possible that you could have accidentally merged the icons together.?

[Chief ADFP]

nope they are set apart from each other, i never had them set together under the A-Ball at all, like them that way in their own Balls (A) & (I)

Attachment shows only A-Ball with it option (I) not included in A-Ball at all.

by the way i did go into Add & Remove to avast! to get the option to repair it too did not fix it ether for the I-Icon.

[Chief ADFP]

is it possible that you could have accidentally merged the icons together.?

tell the truth i wish i had by now, asker no.

[Lisandro]

Attachment shows only A-Ball with it option (I) not included in A-Ball at all.

If you invoke VRDB update manually, won't the 'i' icon appear again?
Isn't it hide (XP hide icon feature)?

[Chief ADFP]

yea if i could get to that option it not even showing up at all? 

windows is not hinding it at all, i know about that ok, i already check it out.

I am running Windows Xp Pro SP2 (OEM) i know of them details

going to run> chkdsk /R see if that fix it any.