Windows 2000 Re: network icons appear when opening outlook express

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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Forwarded to Win2K General via crosspost.

I'd very much doubt that OE itself is causing the problem, Klondike,
assuming the machine's already connected. You might check your settings at
OE Tools | Accounts | Mail | [account(s) | Properties | Connection, though.
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klondike wrote:
> On a windows 2000 machine with sp4 I have a client that whenever they open
> their outlook express it creates a network icon in the system tray, when
> the
> machine goes into standby and comes back up it creates another icon so
> there
> are multiple icons in the system tray, the icons do not respond to any
> left
> or right clicks. Any ideas???
 
figured out more on this issue.

It appears that when the machine was going into standy it was creating a
disconnect icon in the system tray as the machine was shutting down, for
whatever reason when the machine came out of standby the icon was not being
removed and thus when the user when it and out of standby it kept creating
icons. A reboot removed the icons. Adding a notification to show when
connected in the network properties appears to have stopped the issue.


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Forwarded to Win2K General via crosspost.
>
> I'd very much doubt that OE itself is causing the problem, Klondike,
> assuming the machine's already connected. You might check your settings at
> OE Tools | Accounts | Mail | [account(s) | Properties | Connection, though.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> klondike wrote:
> > On a windows 2000 machine with sp4 I have a client that whenever they open
> > their outlook express it creates a network icon in the system tray, when
> > the
> > machine goes into standby and comes back up it creates another icon so
> > there
> > are multiple icons in the system tray, the icons do not respond to any
> > left
> > or right clicks. Any ideas???
>
>
 
Thanks for your feedback.

klondike wrote:
> figured out more on this issue.
>
> It appears that when the machine was going into standy it was creating a
> disconnect icon in the system tray as the machine was shutting down, for
> whatever reason when the machine came out of standby the icon was not
> being
> removed and thus when the user when it and out of standby it kept creating
> icons. A reboot removed the icons. Adding a notification to show when
> connected in the network properties appears to have stopped the issue.
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Forwarded to Win2K General via crosspost.
>>
>> I'd very much doubt that OE itself is causing the problem, Klondike,
>> assuming the machine's already connected. You might check your settings
>> at
>> OE Tools | Accounts | Mail | [account(s) | Properties | Connection,
>> though.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> klondike wrote:
>>> On a windows 2000 machine with sp4 I have a client that whenever they
>>> open
>>> their outlook express it creates a network icon in the system tray, when
>>> the
>>> machine goes into standby and comes back up it creates another icon so
>>> there
>>> are multiple icons in the system tray, the icons do not respond to any
>>> left
>>> or right clicks. Any ideas???
 
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