mmmm, the registry! Another way is to move items into or out of the startup menu, which is in your start menu, programs. This is a lot safer then ms config i think.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I get a program back into the system tray? > Hello Mike, > > The system tray is an area of the Windows desktop just to the left of the > clock. It is also known as the "notification area." The icons in the > system tray represent processes that start running when Windows starts. > The > Windows clock is in the very bottom right corner of the desktop. The > system > tray is just to the left of the clock. The part of the task bar where > minimized applications are shown is just to the left of the system tray. > The start button is in the bottom left corner of the desktop. You are > moving from right to left along the bottom of the desktop when moving from > clock to system tray and then to the area of the task bar where minimized > applications reside. It is easy to remember the hotkey combinations that > apply to these three areas of the desktop if you think of moving from > right > to left. The insert key is the JAWS key and the three keys for accessing > those three areas of the desktop move from right to left as well. In > other > words, the insert key with function key 12 speaks to time, the insert key > with function key 11 lists all the items in the system tray, and the > insert > key with function key 10 lists all of the minimized applications. > > There are a few different ways to control whether or not a process runs > when > Windows starts. One way is to use the Windows configuration utility. > Press > the Windows key with the letter "R" to bring up the run dialog box and > then > type in msconfig (m s c o n f I g) without any spaces and press the enter > key. When the configuration utility has loaded press the shift-tab key > combination to move to the page tabs. If you are using Windows XP then > press the end key to move to the startup tab. If you're using Windows > Vista > then after using the end key use the left arrow key one time to move to > the > startup page. Press the tab key one time to move into a list of processes > that can be started with Windows. Use the up and down arrow keys to move > from process to process and use the spacebar to check or uncheck the > items. > If an item is checked it will start when Windows loads. If an item is not > checked then it should not start when Windows is loaded. After making > sure > that only the processes you want to start when Windows starts are checked > then use the tab key to move to the apply button and press the spacebar. > Use the tab key to move to the close button and press the spacebar. You > will then be presented with a dialog box asking if you want to restart > Windows or wait until later. Some processes should not be unchecked as it > is necessary for them to start with Windows, such as the antivirus > auto-protect process and processes required by some components or > hardware. > Such items as Quick Time or Real Audio generally do not have to be > checked. > > A person can also delete entries from the run sections of the local > machine > and the current user hives of the Windows registry. However, it is good > to > remember that making wrong choices in the Windows registry can adversely > affect the way the computer operates. It is a good practice to back up > the > Windows registry before making any changes. It is also important to > remember that when you make a change in the Windows registry you do not > get > a chance to choose whether or not you want to save the change. After > making > the changes in the registry and closing it, the changes are effective the > next time you start Windows. It is really advisable for you to use either > the configuration utility or the options within programs to have processes > start with Windows. If you choose to use the Windows registry then you > can > get into it by using the run dialog box in the start menu. Use Windows > key > with R to bring up the run dialog box. Type in regedit (r e g e d I t) > without the spaces and press the enter key. The registry is set up in a > tree and list views layout. You move to the area of the registry by > opening > levels until you get to the item you want to work with, at which time you > can press the tab key to move into a list of values. The top level in the > structure is "My computer", which can be opened with the right arrow key. > Use the down arrow key to move to the HKEY_current user choice and use the > right arrow key to open that level. Press the letter "S" to move to the > "software" choice and use the right arrow to open it. Press the letter > "M" > to move to the "Microsoft" choice and use the right arrow key to open it. > Press the letter "W" to move to the "Windows" choice and use the right > arrow > key to open it. Press the letter "C" to move to the "current version" > choice and then use right arrow to open it. Press the letter "R" until > you > hear the word "run" and then use the tab key to move into a list of > processes that start with Windows. You can delete the values by using the > delete key and confirming that you want to delete the item. Again, do not > delete anything that you are not sure about needing. It is a much better > practice to check or uncheck items in the configuration utility. After > working with the values you can press the Shift-tab key combination to > move > back to the "run" choice. Use the down arrow key to find if there are any > more choices that start with the word "run" such as "run once", "run once > x" > etc. Use the tab key to move into the list of values for any of the "run" > choices. You can then follow the same path under the HKEY_Local Machine > hive of the registry. It is found under "my computer" on the same level > as > the "HKEY_Current User" choice. In this hive you again moved to the > software choice and open it, move to the "Microsoft" choice and open it, > move to the "windows" choice and open it, move to the "current version" > choice and open it, and then look for any entries that start with the word > "run" on that level. Again, use the tab key to move into the list of > values. When you are finished working in the run areas of the registry > you > can close the registry with the Alt-F4 keystroke. > > Quite often a specific program will have a choice in options or > preferences > for having the program start with Windows. > > The icons located on the desktop generally are not the actual executable > files that start programs. They are just shortcuts that point to program > executables in their properties. Generally speaking, icons on the desktop > start specific applications, whereas icons in the system tray represent > running processes that start with the Windows operating system. > > Again, I suggest that you stay away from working in the registry if you > are > fairly new to using Windows. It is much easier to check or uncheck an > item > in the configuration utility. Making a choice in a specific program to > have > the program or process load with Windows by choosing a preference or > option > from within the given program is probably safer still. If you're not sure > whether or not a process needs to run when Windows starts, there are > websites where you can check the necessity of these items to start with > Windows. > > Please let me know if I can further clarify any of the above points. > > Take care. > > Brian Lee > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike & Barbara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 5:44 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I get a program back into the system > tray? > > >> Hi Flor, >> >> This computer belongs to a friend and the question was asked to me by >> this >> friend so I am not sure of all the particulars of what program and >> exactly >> what happened at the time. Since that last post my friend has learned >> that >> he has got serious computer problems and needs a technician to look at >> it. >> This has gotten my curiosity going and I want to learn more about the >> system >> tray and how it works and its functions. Thanks for the reply. >> >> Mike >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Flor Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 6:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I get a program back into the system >> tray? >> >> >> Hi Mike, >> >> What program? You must have taken some action with that program to ask >> it >> not to show itself in your System Tray. You will probably find an option >> somewhere in its preferences to put itself back there. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike & Barbara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "jaws-users-list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 3:59 PM >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] How do I get a program back into the system tray? >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> I have lost a program out of the system tray and it does not come back >> after >> re-booting the computer. How do I get this program back into the system >> tray or if I want to move a program from, let's say, the desk top to the >> system tray how would this be accomplished? >> All advice will be greatly appreciated and will also take me deeper into >> the >> bowels of depression brought on by frustration due to trying to learn how >> to >> operate this life altering/educational/informitive device called a >> computer. >> Hot damn! How is that for self analysis Doctor Phil? 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