IF01181
Change Behavior Of Icons In Vista Notification Area.
The notification area is
situated at the bottom right of your screen and is the home to the clock and a
number of other application icons.
These icons usually
represent programs that run when
Windows starts. An example is Anti virus
software and third party Firewall applications.
If you have a number of
applications running at Start up the notification area can become somewhat
overcrowded. While it is not always possible, or wise, to prevent the
applications from launching when Windows starts, you can make the notification
area somewhat less cluttered by hiding many of the icons you don't regularly
use.
To do this proceed as
follows:
1. Right Click your mouse in
the Notification Area.
2. from the Drop Down Menu
that appears Click on the Customize Notification Area option.
3. In the Customize
Notification icons window, Click on the item you wish to change the behavior of.
4. In the Behavior column,
Click on the Down pointing Arrow to the Right of the behavior dialogue box.
5. From the drop Down menu,
Select the behavior you want to attribute to the relevant icon. The options are:
