AIM tray icon

dodododo Landisville, PA
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
Is there any way i can remove the AIM tray icon from my system? Right now i consider it mostly useless, but I cant find a way to disable it. I'm thinking registry hack or something? Any thoughts?

~dodo

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  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited April 2004
    TrayIt! can make "notification area" icons disappear. It can make put programs that normally take up space in the taskbar next to the clock as well.
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited April 2004
    Yeah, that would be the opposite of what i want. I want to remove the icon from the system tray next to the clock. Thats a nice program though.

    ~dodo
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited April 2004
    :mean: Grr! I SAID:
    TheGr81 wrote:
    TrayIt! can make "notification area" icons disappear. It can make put programs that normally take up space in the taskbar next to the clock as well.
    Lol. It should work for your purpose. Just probe around the options a bit. I'm not sure exactly where it is, because I use TrayIt! to put stuff next to my clock, not take it away.
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited April 2004
    hehe Oops. I actually tried using trayit to get rid of AIM icon. Doesn't work. Sorry!

    Well, I know Windows can hide it. right click an empty space in the taskbar and go to properties. In the new window, go to the Taskbar tab, then under Notification Area, hit "Customize...". If AIM is running, find it in the Current Items list, and under Behavior, select Always hide.

    Not quite getting rid of it but it's the next best thing, without extra software, that is.
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited April 2004
    ah, well, thanks for the effort Gr81! Anyone else have a suggestion?

    ~dodo
  • ZanthianZanthian Mitey Worrier Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    load aim.
    while aim is the selected program hit F3
    click on Sign on/off section
    uncheck start AIM when windows starts.
    close aim.
    right click on aim icon and say close it will not be there next time windows starts.
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited April 2004
    yeah, i want it not to be there when AIM is running.
  • ZanthianZanthian Mitey Worrier Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Oh, sorry i misunderstood.

    Then then only way i know is to just hide it.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    You can only do that in XP. Are you running XP, Dodo?
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited April 2004
    yeah, XP Pro, i figured i could hide it, but i really just want to eliminate it.

    ~dodo
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited April 2004
    well since i guarantee its not taking up any system resources , hiding it will have exactly the same effect as eliminating it
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Ya.
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited April 2004
    TheBaron wrote:
    well since i guarantee its not taking up any system resources , hiding it will have exactly the same effect as eliminating it

    yeah, but then that dumb arrow thing is there and it doesnt save any taskbar space
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    It does when you have five things to hide ;)

    Besides, if you're screen space is so precious, just hide the whole bar...
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