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pastafreak | 22:49 Tue 23rd Dec 2008 | Technology
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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?
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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.
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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...
Can you see the start button or is the whole bar missing?
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Just those 2 iconsare missing, 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.

Rather 'display volume icon in task bar'
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.
eth has got it
both have display icon options
both accessible from control panel
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Arrgghh...I have Windows Vista......and did as instructed.....found nothing relating to display icons.
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Windows shut down last night for some unexplained reason...when I re-booted the icons were back. Santa's elves at work-lol
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Like I said...the elves did it!!!
Hurrah!
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Thanks for your help anyway,Ethel.....oh-and AC also
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*splutter!! *......if you say so.....alkie hallucinations,maybe??? lol

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