Hide Inactive Icons Greyed Out

Poltonis

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Jul 4, 2005, 5:19:01 PM7/4/05

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I have exhausted all System Restore Points, yet cannot make
the Hide Inactive Icons in the Taskbar appear again: it is "greyed out".
What Registry Tweak is required to activate it again?
(System: Windows XP PRo SP2)

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Wesley Vogel

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Jul 4, 2005, 7:06:50 PM7/4/05

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Read the instructions at the top
290. Hide Inactive Icons - Greyed Out

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer
EnableAutoTray
REG_DWORD
0 or 1
0 = display inactive icons
1 = hide inactive icons

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/918/

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Poltonis

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Jul 5, 2005, 4:57:02 AM7/5/05

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Thanks Wes - I merged enableautotray.reg downloaded from the site indicated,
but Hide Inactive Icons remains greyed out. Opened enableautotray.reg in
Notepad and noticed the value "EnableAutoTray"=dword:00000001, then checked
my registry and it agreed with this, only it had (1) after it.
I rebooted justincase...but same results.
Any more suggestions please?

Poltonis
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Ramesh, MS-MVP

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Jul 5, 2005, 8:56:18 AM7/5/05

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"Hide inactive icons" is greyed out in Taskbar Properties:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/traynotify.htm

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Poltonis

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Jul 5, 2005, 10:39:03 AM7/5/05

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As I was reading your post Ramesh, I had just found out the culprit for this
problem: it was "me". Some weeks back I was fiddling with Norton's Utilities
System Optimizer and had check-marked Start menu /Turn off System Tray
CleanUp. I am explaining this for the benefit of other NAV users.

Anyhow, thanks to both of you for taking the time to offer advice and help:
it is very much appreciated.
I have also bookmarked http://windowsxp.mvps.org/traynotify.htm - it's most
useful

Best regards

poltonis
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Wesley Vogel

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Jul 5, 2005, 2:02:01 PM7/5/05

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Poltonis,

I have met the enemy and he is us. <LOL>

Norton strikes again!

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Jul 5, 2005, 11:58:34 PM7/5/05

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You're welcome poltonis.

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