Vista x64 'Hide inactive icons'

[mk_ln]

Hi, i recently installed Vista x64 on one of my drives. the good news is that it recognizes all my RAM (4GB), the bad news, so far, is that i no longer have the < or > to show or hide inactive icons (it is normally to the left of the clock and other icons in the bottom right side of the screen). is this a known problem in Vista x64? i have already tried to edit the registry thinking that the problem was there, but it wasn't. i have already enabled the settings in the taskbar so that inactive icons SHOULD hide, but the little arrow (< or >) doesnt show up; just a blank space where it should be.

thanks in advance for any solutions or help.

 

[djnes]

I don't ever use that feature, because it annoys the hell out of me to hide my icons, but is it possible you just don't have any that are considered "inactive"?

 

[mk_ln]

thanks for the reply.

there are some things which have not been accessed for quite some time and are still in the system tray; even if they all were active, the chevron should still be visible.

thanks again. any other suggestions?

 

[oldbrave]

Right click on the task bar and select "properties", then select the "notification area" tab at the top and make sure the "hide inactive Icons"
is checked.