Why is my Action Center tray icon missing?

Anonymous
2012-05-12T09:03:35+00:00

My Action Center tray icon is missing for a while and even after I right click and click properties on the tray, I can't turn it back on since it's grayed out. I tried methods of editing the registry, but no luck.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-27T14:44:47+00:00

    Hi,

    I have exactly the same problem, and also have all the above mentioned registries and stuff!

    It's a virus that removed many parts of the registry on my computer.  I was able to recover all of them and restart the services, except for the ActionCenter icon, which does not load, and is greyed out, so cannot be turned on!

    Any other suggestions as to what make this icon work in the taskbar?

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-05-26T22:17:24+00:00

    Yes, I do have the same exact info under that section of the registry.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-05-26T17:31:05+00:00

    Select Start, Run, type regedit in the box and press the ENTER key. In regedit, navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID and continue to the location of the Control Panel icon in the table below and check whether you have this entry.

    Control Panel Icon Registry CLSID Location

    Action Center {BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\DefaultIcon

    Check whether you have identical information:

    Default                         REG_SZ                           Action Center CPL

    InfoTip                          REG_EXPAND_SZ         @%SystemRoot%\System32 \ActionCnterCPL.dll,-2

    Localised String           REG_EXPAND_SZ         @%SystemRoot%\System32 \ActionCnterCPL.dll,-1

    System.ApplicationName                               REG_SZ                Microsoft.ActionCenter

    System.ControlPanel.Category                     REG_DWORD     0x00000005 (5)

    SystemControlPanel.EnableInSafeMode    REG_DWORD     0x00000003 (3)

    System.Software.TasksFileUrl                      REG_SZ                 Internal

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-05-25T10:19:51+00:00

    I suggest you run System File Checker:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

    "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations." That is the result I got after I ran the System File Checker.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-05-25T09:40:42+00:00

    I suggest you run System File Checker:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

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