Where is the systray "Customize Notifications" list stored?

[David Hollway]

Hi All,

Quick question, and a simple one I hope - in XP, one can selectively hide
system tray icons using the "Customize notifications" feature. But where
does this feature store the list of programs that it's handling?
On my system, "Customize Notifications" lists quite a few apps that I have
since uninstalled, and because I'm a pedantic sort of person I'd like to
expunge them from this list too.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance..

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-David Hollway
threap...@removethis.angelfire.com

[Kelly]

Hi David,

If they are still being listed as active, check Msconfig/Startup and your runkeys to see if the programs have actually been removed.

To remove 'past items'...

Remove Past Items From the Notification Area (Line 53)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Once done, Open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe, and then click End Process. In Task Manager, click File, click New Task, type explorer, and then click OK.

Checkpoints for Program Removal:

Check to see if the software/program is listed here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Other checkpoints for complete removal:

1. Right click the Program's shortcut/Properties to gain the Target Path.

2. Go to Start/Run/Msconfig/Startup and make sure it is not listed or checked there. If so, uncheck it and remove the program listing from here: Start/Run/Regedit

For items that were in the Start menu, Programs, Startup folder:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupfolder. You'll find a subkey for each disabled item.

For items loaded from the Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg. Again, you'll find a subkey for each disabled item.

3. Go to Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types. If the program file type is listed, either use Change or Delete.

4. Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications. If the program is listed, right click, delete.

5. Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to these keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE. If the program is listed, right click, delete.

6. Go to Start/Run/Regedit. Edit/Find and under Find What type in the program path gained from step one. From there either use Find next or F3.

7. Removing Invalid Entries in the Add/Remove Programs Tool
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
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[David Hollway]

"Kelly" <ke...@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi David,
>
> If they are still being listed as active, check Msconfig/Startup and
> your runkeys to see if the programs have actually been removed.
>
> To remove 'past items'...
>
> Remove Past Items From the Notification Area (Line 53)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Thanks Kelly, that's exactly what I was looking for - should have figured
that they were in the Registry in binary-encoded form, after I did a search
for the program name and nothing turned up..
Many thanks once again.

[Kelly]

You are welcome, David. :o)

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

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