taskbar connection icon

[davidglyn]

Under ME, I used to have an icon in the taskbar, relating to my internet connection status. Under XP, I can't set up this icon. Any ideas why? Thanks

 

[rjkrash]

Go to network connections, right click on the internet connection you want to have connection status, select properties, on the General tab check the "Show icon in notification area when connected" option. (at the bottom of the dialog box)

This will put the 2 computer icon in the tray. double click the icon to see status.
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[davidglyn]

Thanks rj
Sadly, 'Network Connections' is empty. So perhaps the question is, how do I import my internet connection into netword connections?
david

 

[rjkrash]

You run the "New connection wizard" from network connections. You can't import, you need to create a new one.
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1. Never tell them everything you know.

 

[davidglyn]

Thanks again.
I go through the New Connections Wizard procedure, but no connections show up in my Network Connections folder. When I repeated the procedure, I received message that a connection with the ISP name I was using already existed in the folder, but it doesn't show up - i.e. the folder is apparently empty.
David

 

[davidglyn]

Correction.
I have found the relevant connection under network connections, even though it doesn't show up in the folder, and I have clicked on 'show icon when connected', but still no icon shows up in taskbar.

 

[rjkrash]

Are you connected through that connection? You have to be connected for the icon to show up in the area to the right near the clock (this is know as the notification area)

If you want a shortcut in the "launch" area of the taskbar (far left) than you need to copy a shortcut from the network connections window to the "launch" area.

Hope this makes sense. If not repost.


The two rules for success are:
1. Never tell them everything you know.

 

[davidglyn]

Dear rj
Thanks again for your help. I am still stuck with this. I seem to have a general problem with my network connection setup; it is not functioning as xp leads me to expect. E.g., under Control Panel, I find 'Network Connections' rather then 'Internet and network connections'. Then, as I said before, 'network connections' is 'empty', when i open that folder, there's nothing in it. i can't run the network connection wizard - nothing happens. Sometimes I get a message asking me if Network Services are enabled, but I don't know how to enable them.
All the help files direct me to perform operations on items within the network connections folder, so I am stuck. I have checked my XP setup and all the network components are apparently installed.
Any thoughts?
David Glyn

 

[rjkrash]

Start> Programs> Administrative tools > services

Look for "Network Connections" and "Network Location Awareness". Both should be Started, if not Start them.

As to why they would not be started the only thing that comes to mind is that your modem or NIC card installation has problems.

You said you ran the wizard, where did you run it from if the network connections window is empty?
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[davidglyn]

No 'Administrative tools' on the Start>Programs menu. Therefore I can't proceed.

I TRIED to run the Netword Setup Wizard from the file menu of the Network Connections window, but it would NOT run.

 

[rjkrash]

Try start> run > compmgmt.msc > services
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[davidglyn]

Network Connection Services and Network Location Awareness are now both started, and I have set them to start automatically, but I receive a message saying, 'The network Connections Folder was unable to retrieve the list of Network adaptors on your machine. Please make sure that the Network Connections Service is enabled and running.'
The Network Connections folder is still empty.

 

[rjkrash]

Just a guess, but I'd say either you have a driver problem for the Modem or the BIOS needs to be updated for WinXP.

If this has been like this from the begining, since upgrade to XP, then those are likely canidates. BIOS being most likely.
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1. Never tell them everything you know.

 

[davidglyn]

Thanks for your help rj, I'll look into it. all the best David

 

[davidglyn]

Thanks for your help,. I'll look into it.

 

[dilettante]

I'm a little suspicious.

Is this a dial-up ISP with some kind of funky dialer or soemthing? This just doesn't sound right.

Who is the ISP, if you don't mind saying?

I doubt this is a driver problem. It seems much more like a connection/driver problem.

The connection actually works though, right?

 

[dilettante]

Was this an upgrade installation of XP over Me?

If you can't see the connection in Network Connections I suppose it doesn't make sense to ask if you've deleted and reinstalled the connection, huh?

 

[davidglyn]

The ISP is Onetelnet - no fumky dialer and it works ok.
It IS an upgrade from ME
I haven't reinstalled the connection.

 

[davidglyn]

The ISP is Onetelnet - no fumky dialer and it works ok.
It IS an upgrade from ME
I haven't reinstalled the connection.
(I can't find any relevant BIOS or driver upgrades.)

 

[bushwakko]

i have this problem to on a pc. i helpe a friend of mine install winxp. the first time it booted everything was fine, i set up the internett and network and it worked. it worked when i left. when i came back the other day, it didn't work. the pc had been restarted. i troubled a lot and then reinstalled it xp and got it to work. but after a restart it was back to the same!? what is this, it's an old compaq pc 600mhz p3 i think. maybe the bios.