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Hello, I am running a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows 7. It was working fine until a few weeks ago when I installed a Windows Update. Since then, the battery icon in the tray is gone, and it doesn't alert me when the power is low. The internet connection icon also permanently shows the "No connection" icon, even though the internet works fine. I have tried the steps shown here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/01/fix-network-clock-volume-and-power-battery-system-icons-missing-with-disabled-or-grayed-out-check-box-options/ and here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7performance/thread/b8ee8d72-4a59-433f-be04-70fd39e1ef88 but to no avail. When I go into the tray properties, the option to turn the battery icon on or off is greyed out. Here is what it looks like: http://img842.imageshack.us/i/batteryr.png/ The tray looks like this: http://img600.imageshack.us/i/tray.png/ Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I was able to restore battery meter icon on Acer aspire runningXP SP3 by doing the following:
Ctrl-Alt-del all at the same time
Click "processes" tab
scroll to and highlight "explorer exe"
Click end process
Click "File" "New Task"
cut and paste, or type: explorer.exe
Click "OK"
Ctrl-Alt-del all at the same time
Click "File" "New Task"
cut and paste, or type: systray.exe
Click "OK"
Source: Bruce
http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-53991-icon-bar-has-disappeared#
Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell
Hello
Try Fixing this by
Right Click on the time > Customize notification icons > Look for power > Click on
Hope this helps
James
Have a look at this tutorial :
Notification System Icons
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19085-system-icons-enable-disable.html
This will show you how to enable or disable the Notification Area System Icons for all user accounts on the computer. These are theClock, Volume, Network,Action Center, and Power (battery) icons in the bottom right corner of the taskbar.
For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark the suggestion as Answered if it solves your problem.
Hi Mikie,
I understand that the previous troubleshooting steps did not work. I will be more than happy to help you. Please follow the steps mentioned below:
Method 1: Personalizing the ease of access: Please follow the steps mentioned in the below link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/answers?tId=63ffe50c-4911-4c8e-b973-9e5dcad10386
Method 2: Installing Updates: Please click on the link mentioned below to install Windows Updates on your computer, including optional updates:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows7/Install-Windows-updates
You can also update the BIOS from the manufacturer’s website and check if the issue persists.
Method 3: Create new User Profile: This issue might occur due to corrupted user profile. Please click on the link mentioned below to create a new user profile on your computer:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix-corrupted-user-profile#1TC=windows-7
For further queries, please feel free to contact us. We will be more than happy to help you.
The above solution worked, thanks!
