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SysTray Cleanup

BeeJ

7/19/2012 8:50:00 PM

Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing
VB6 development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of
my creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so
the arrow-button hides them immediately.

A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a
break. lol

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13 Answers

Karl E. Peterson

7/19/2012 10:35:00 PM

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BeeJ expressed precisely :
> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing VB6
> development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of my
> creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so the
> arrow-button hides them immediately.
>
> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a break. lol

Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process
is enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you
really can't manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property
such that you'd be less thwarted.

If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.

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Dee Earley

7/20/2012 7:48:00 AM

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On 19/07/2012 23:35, Karl E. Peterson wrote:
> BeeJ expressed precisely :
>> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after
>> doing VB6 development. A crash or three has left multiple systray
>> icons (of my creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
>> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so
>> the arrow-button hides them immediately.
>>
>> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a
>> break. lol
>
> Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process
> is enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you
> really can't manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property
> such that you'd be less thwarted.
>
> If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.

Seconded.

The auto hide seems to interfere with this and hides the moment it finds
one that is dead but doesn't change the button state.
This "bug" applies for XP and Vista, but 7 and 8 seems to be immune
after they redesigned it to be a popup instead.

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BeeJ

7/20/2012 11:45:00 PM

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Karl E. Peterson laid this down on his screen :
> BeeJ expressed precisely :
>> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing VB6
>> development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of my
>> creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
>> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so the
>> arrow-button hides them immediately.
>>
>> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a break.
>> lol
>
> Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process is
> enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you really can't
> manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property such that you'd be
> less thwarted.
>
> If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.

Nothing shows in Process Explorer to hammer!
These were created in the IDE. VB6 IDE is closed.

I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the right
to hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to the
right of the ball arrow.

Also of interest (very slight), all the misbehaving icons appear
between some of the icons on the right side.
i.e. two icons that are to the right of the ball arrow go to the far
left with the misbehaving icons between those and the rest of the icons
that are on the right. Velly intellesting. Booting ... please wait
too long ...

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Norm

7/21/2012 12:38:00 AM

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BeeJ submitted this idea :
> Karl E. Peterson laid this down on his screen :
>> BeeJ expressed precisely :
>>> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing
>>> VB6 development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of my
>>> creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
>>> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so the
>>> arrow-button hides them immediately.
>>>
>>> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a break.
>>> lol
>>
>> Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process is
>> enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you really
>> can't manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property such that
>> you'd be less thwarted.
>>
>> If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.
>
> Nothing shows in Process Explorer to hammer!
> These were created in the IDE. VB6 IDE is closed.
>
> I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
> i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the right to
> hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to the right of the
> ball arrow.
>
> Also of interest (very slight), all the misbehaving icons appear between some
> of the icons on the right side.
> i.e. two icons that are to the right of the ball arrow go to the far left
> with the misbehaving icons between those and the rest of the icons that are
> on the right. Velly intellesting. Booting ... please wait too long ...

Have you tried clicking to show all your icons all the time and then
hover over the offending one? They should go away on their own then.
Norm

Karl E. Peterson

7/21/2012 12:46:00 AM

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BeeJ formulated the question :
> Karl E. Peterson laid this down on his screen :
>> BeeJ expressed precisely :
>>> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing
>>> VB6 development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of my
>>> creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
>>> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so the
>>> arrow-button hides them immediately.
>>>
>>> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a break.
>>> lol
>>
>> Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process is
>> enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you really
>> can't manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property such that
>> you'd be less thwarted.
>>
>> If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.
>
> Nothing shows in Process Explorer to hammer!
> These were created in the IDE. VB6 IDE is closed.

That's what I thought. The process is dead.

> I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
> i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the right to
> hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to the right of the
> ball arrow.

Then you simply need to turn off AutoHide, eh? As Deanna suggested.

> Velly intellesting.

Not really, no.

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BeeJ

7/21/2012 12:49:00 AM

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Norm Fowler used his keyboard to write :
> BeeJ submitted this idea :
>> Karl E. Peterson laid this down on his screen :
>>> BeeJ expressed precisely :
>>>> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing
>>>> VB6 development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of my
>>>> creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
>>>> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so the
>>>> arrow-button hides them immediately.
>>>>
>>>> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a break.
>>>> lol
>>>
>>> Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process is
>>> enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you really
>>> can't manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property such that
>>> you'd be less thwarted.
>>>
>>> If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.
>>
>> Nothing shows in Process Explorer to hammer!
>> These were created in the IDE. VB6 IDE is closed.
>>
>> I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
>> i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the right to
>> hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to the right of
>> the ball arrow.
>>
>> Also of interest (very slight), all the misbehaving icons appear between
>> some of the icons on the right side.
>> i.e. two icons that are to the right of the ball arrow go to the far left
>> with the misbehaving icons between those and the rest of the icons that are
>> on the right. Velly intellesting. Booting ... please wait too long ...
>
> Have you tried clicking to show all your icons all the time and then hover
> over the offending one? They should go away on their own then.
> Norm

Waahoo. You are smarter than the average bear.
I unchecked "Hide inactive icons"
Clicked the ball arrow and saw all the misbehaving icons.
Then i clicked on one of them and got no related menu
But then ... they all started melting away.
Dorothy would love it.

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Karl E. Peterson

7/21/2012 2:03:00 AM

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BeeJ formulated the question :
> Norm Fowler used his keyboard to write :
>> BeeJ submitted this idea :
>>> Karl E. Peterson laid this down on his screen :
>>>> BeeJ expressed precisely :
>>>>> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing
>>>>> VB6 development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of
>>>>> my creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
>>>>> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so the
>>>>> arrow-button hides them immediately.
>>>>>
>>>>> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a break.
>>>>> lol
>>>>
>>>> Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process
>>>> is enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you
>>>> really can't manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property
>>>> such that you'd be less thwarted.
>>>>
>>>> If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.
>>>
>>> Nothing shows in Process Explorer to hammer!
>>> These were created in the IDE. VB6 IDE is closed.
>>>
>>> I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
>>> i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the right to
>>> hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to the right of
>>> the ball arrow.
>>>
>>> Also of interest (very slight), all the misbehaving icons appear between
>>> some of the icons on the right side.
>>> i.e. two icons that are to the right of the ball arrow go to the far left
>>> with the misbehaving icons between those and the rest of the icons that
>>> are on the right. Velly intellesting. Booting ... please wait too long
>>> ...
>>
>> Have you tried clicking to show all your icons all the time and then hover
>> over the offending one? They should go away on their own then.
>> Norm
>
> Waahoo. You are smarter than the average bear.
> I unchecked "Hide inactive icons"

Ummm, that was the *third* time this was suggested, Booboo!

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BeeJ

7/21/2012 11:57:00 PM

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Karl E. Peterson wrote on 7/20/2012 :
> BeeJ formulated the question :
>> Norm Fowler used his keyboard to write :
>>> BeeJ submitted this idea :
>>>> Karl E. Peterson laid this down on his screen :
>>>>> BeeJ expressed precisely :
>>>>>> Is there a way, other than booting, to clean up the SysTray after doing
>>>>>> VB6 development. A crash or three has left multiple systray icons (of
>>>>>> my creation) on the SysTray that act strangely.
>>>>>> And no, I cannot get to them there, they just slide over and back so
>>>>>> the arrow-button hides them immediately.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A boot fixes that but sometimes I do not want to take that long a
>>>>>> break. lol
>>>>>
>>>>> Usually, just waving the cursor over a systray icon from a dead process
>>>>> is enough of a kick in the shorts for Windows to remove it. If you
>>>>> really can't manage that, maybe you can reset the "Hide icons" property
>>>>> such that you'd be less thwarted.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the process isn't actually dead, hammer it with taskmgr.
>>>>
>>>> Nothing shows in Process Explorer to hammer!
>>>> These were created in the IDE. VB6 IDE is closed.
>>>>
>>>> I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
>>>> i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the right
>>>> to hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to the right
>>>> of the ball arrow.
>>>>
>>>> Also of interest (very slight), all the misbehaving icons appear between
>>>> some of the icons on the right side.
>>>> i.e. two icons that are to the right of the ball arrow go to the far left
>>>> with the misbehaving icons between those and the rest of the icons that
>>>> are on the right. Velly intellesting. Booting ... please wait too long
>>>> ...
>>>
>>> Have you tried clicking to show all your icons all the time and then hover
>>> over the offending one? They should go away on their own then.
>>> Norm
>>
>> Waahoo. You are smarter than the average bear.
>> I unchecked "Hide inactive icons"
>
> Ummm, that was the *third* time this was suggested, Booboo!

yeah, but he speaks bear.



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Dee Earley

7/23/2012 9:09:00 AM

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On 21/07/2012 01:45, Karl E. Peterson wrote:
> BeeJ formulated the question :
>> I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
>> i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the
>> right to hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to
>> the right of the ball arrow.
>
> Then you simply need to turn off AutoHide, eh? As Deanna suggested.

I thought it was you that suggested it, I just said it was buggy and
implied disabling it. I'll happily take the credit though :p

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Karl E. Peterson

7/24/2012 7:33:00 PM

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Deanna Earley brought next idea :
> On 21/07/2012 01:45, Karl E. Peterson wrote:
>> BeeJ formulated the question :
>>> I can click the ball left error forever and the icons all persist.
>>> i.e. slides to the right to expose then immediately slides to the
>>> right to hide so i cannot even click on one of them. All other are to
>>> the right of the ball arrow.
>>
>> Then you simply need to turn off AutoHide, eh? As Deanna suggested.
>
> I thought it was you that suggested it, I just said it was buggy and implied
> disabling it. I'll happily take the credit though :p

I did, Booboo, but Bumblenuts apparently didn't connect the dots. :-)

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