Thanks to both of you for those suggestions. Unfortunately, neither of them worked. Tried unplugging the laptop and removing the battery (for a full half an hour) and also tried that fix on the recommended website.
No go.
It seems focused for me on the "Power" issue.
I guess I'll have to do a system restore but what depresses me about this is all the work I did to set up this new laptop.
A system restore essentially wipes your hard drive, right?
If so, my focus will be on the most efficient way to back up my data in order to minimize the work of getting everything back the way I had it.
XPSM1530_owner
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September 24th, 2008 04:00
Is your laptop able to run with the battery?
If so you might want to do a System Restore or reinstall your OS - there's some corruption in the software somewhere.
Before you do that try this:
Shutdown your laptop.
Disconnect AC
Remove the battery
Let sit for at least 10 min.
Slight possibility that the icon will come back upon reconnecting.
Good Luck
AperturePriority
7 Posts
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September 24th, 2008 22:00
Hi,
I had this problem sometime ago. I found the solution here:
http://www.colincochrane.com/post/2007/10/Windows-Vista-Disappearing-System-Tray-Icons-Fix.aspx
This solved the problem for me. Be sure you understand the instructions and follow them exactly.
Good luck.
Brian
gwolfe72559
3 Posts
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September 25th, 2008 12:00
Thanks to both of you for those suggestions. Unfortunately, neither of them worked. Tried unplugging the laptop and removing the battery (for a full half an hour) and also tried that fix on the recommended website.
No go.
It seems focused for me on the "Power" issue.
I guess I'll have to do a system restore but what depresses me about this is all the work I did to set up this new laptop.
A system restore essentially wipes your hard drive, right?
If so, my focus will be on the most efficient way to back up my data in order to minimize the work of getting everything back the way I had it.
Sigh.
Thanks again.