How to identify and remove system tray apps?

[Goatboy]

I have a ton of stuff in my tray that was never there before. Is there anyway to determine which programs has placed which system tray item and then remove them? thx

 

[khat]

in most instances you can right click and disable systray icon through their own selves

also, you can hit alt+ctrl+del and determine what programs are running, and find out what use what icons etc

 

[CayJon]

Start/programs/accessories/system tools/system info/tools/system congif utility/startup.
or put a shortcut on the desktop

 

[Goatboy]

Thanks CayJon, thats just what I was looking for.

 

[Rebels7]

An easier way to get to the same point is to go to start - run - type msconfig.

 

[Ulysses]

See my last reply on a related issue at:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=192128.


"In Win 98SE I've used 'start | programs | accessories | system tools | resource meter' and 'start | run| msconfig.exe | startup' and 'control panel | add/remove programs' to eliminate unwanted programs. Even in a new installation there are quite a few things running in the background. You are definitely correct to try and fix the problem (if there is one) now, before you add more programs and utilities - especially the 16-bit programs the article mentions - and further complicate the situation."

Good Luck.


P.S.
I think PC Magazine has a system tray manager utility for downloading. Also, if you're not getting messages about 'not enough free memory,' why worry about how much is in the tray?

 

[corkyg]

It's even easier to put a shortcut on the Start Menu for MS Info. It's always available then nomatter what is on the desktop.

Also, sometimes those tray icons come from WIN.INI and/or \Windows\Start\Programs\Startup.

I got into that with a beta test yesterday . . . I unchecked it in SCU/Startup, but it kept auto-rechecking. It was in the StartUp list and that renewed it with every boot.

 

[Zorba]

How do you get rid of the Volume Control (aka Play Control)? It hasn't been there for a long time, and then came back today after I installed some new drivers for my SB Live. I don't use it, so I don't want it down there, but I can't find it in msconfig.

Thanks

 

[Goatboy]

You can get rid of volume control from the control panel, multimedia. There should be a place to uncheck volume control.

 

[Zorba]

Goatboy: Thank you, I remember that now .