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by benedictspychalski

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PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF WIND'S HAD AN ICON IN THE ACTIVE PART OF THE TASKBAR THAT SHOWED ACTIVITY WHEN YOU WERE REC'ING OR SENDING INFO. HOW DO YOU GET THE MONITOR ICON TO FUNCTION ON "XP HOME SP1" WHEN YOUR ON THE INTERNET,,,,,NOT ON A NETWORK.

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by thechas

You need to set the show icon in taskbar option for the connection.

Start
Settings
Network Connections
Click on the connection you wish to have the icon show up for.
Click on the properties button.
On the general tab, make sure that the box to show icon in taskbar is checked.

Also, in taskbar settings, you may need to uncheck the hide inactive icons box.

Chas

by benedictspychalski

When I got to Network Connections, there is a Connection Manager Icon which is my dial-up connection, on properties the is no option to show icon on task bar. There is also an Icon called Lan or Hi Speed Internet, this does have show icon on task bar. How ever the icon has an x onit and says Cable Disconnected On Network.

by wallrae

In the lower right hand corner of your monitor, next to your time, or any open area--not on an
icon, right click and it will show your task manager. You can manage the task bar there. Wallrae

by benedictspychalski

It's not a question of managing the TASKBAR . The question is how to put some kind of indiction on the taskbar to show that there is communication going on betweem my computer and the internet as was on win98 where there were 2 blinking monitors to show this ,,even though nothing was happening on the screen. they are available on a network setup. I'm on a dial-up connection.

by israeleric

I agree with Chase,i have winxp and its the same steps so if you follow the advice carefully there should not be no confusion...good luck

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