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
    2012-05-25T06:45:47+00:00

    Do you have this file?

    actioncenter.dll, version 6.1.7601.17514 size 762.50 KB (780,800 bytes), dated 23.2.11 and located at c:\windows\system32\actioncenter.dll

    I do have that file.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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