Lost icons...

[pastafreak]

I have 'lost' several of the icons at the bottom of my screen..ie battery status and volume. Haven't been able to find out how to get them back-lol...any advice?

[Ethel]

Have you got some icons?

If so, can you see a little arrow next to the first one, pointing towards the Start icon? Click that, and it will show your hidden icons.

[pastafreak]

I should have mentioned, ethel....I have done that. The icons are gone! I first noticed last night...and I know they were there yesterday morning. My daughter used the lappy while I was out,but of course she knows nothing...

[Ethel]

Can you see the start button or is the whole bar missing?

[pastafreak]

Just those 2 iconsare missing, ethel

[Ethel]

Assuming XP

For volume icon

Start - control panel - sound speech and audio devices

Click 'adjust system volume' and make sure 'display icon in system tray' is ticked.

[Ethel]

Rather 'display volume icon in task bar'

[Ethel]

I'm not sure about your battery icon - yours will be different to mine - but try

start - control panel - performance and maintenance - power options

See if there is anything there about status icon.

[ACtheTROLL]

eth has got it
both have display icon options
both accessible from control panel

[pastafreak]

Arrgghh...I have Windows Vista......and did as instructed.....found nothing relating to display icons.

[pastafreak]

Windows shut down last night for some unexplained reason...when I re-booted the icons were back. Santa's elves at work-lol

[pastafreak]

Like I said...the elves did it!!!

[Ethel]

Hurrah!

[pastafreak]

Thanks for your help anyway,Ethel.....oh-and AC also

[pastafreak]

*splutter!! *......if you say so.....alkie hallucinations,maybe??? lol