Windows XP System Tray

[xtrveral]

Hello all.

I have the following problem:

I am deploying a software installation on multiple Windows XP computers which contains a software similar to WinSSD.

My issues are:

The software has a System Tray icon which I want to remove using a registry key or something similar to a batch file by running a set of commands which can be included in the installation package.

Can anyone HELP? I searched all internet and found everything except this.

Your help will be greatly appreciated!!!

[xtrveral]

The software which creates the System Tray icon itself does not have a particular setting not to display itself in the System Tray, this is why I have this problem.

Can`t I use a Windows feature of any kind to make that icon disappear while I will still have the program running and function correctly?

[Boris]

Perhaps you can do a macro for this ?

The manual process is :-

Right click on the Taskbar

Click Properties,

Click on the "Taskbar" tab

Click on "Hide hidden icons", then the "Customize" button.

Click on whatever the app is called, click on the behaviour

A drop down box will appear.

Choose "Always hide"

Apply/OK

[xtrveral]

I am installing the software using an installer package so I guess it will be quite difficult to make this macro, especially that I dont know how can I run or make this macro and include it in the installation package.

Is there any way of doing this by modifying a registry key or something??

Thanks!!!!

[Boris]

Not sure - its possibly in here somewhere ?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify