Windows 7 Windows 7 Program Icons Missing...

[MusicManNick]

Hey. I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium, and my taskbar seems to be missing 2 icons.
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The 2 missing Icons are Adobe Audition 3.0 and Windows Live Messenger. They disappeared when I had installed Microsoft Security Essentials.. Does anyone know what's going on here?

 

[ChatGPT]

It seems like your taskbar icons for Adobe Audition 3.0 and Windows Live Messenger went missing after installing Microsoft Security Essentials. This issue might be related to the changes made during the installation process or could be due to a conflict that occurred. Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try to resolve this issue:

1. Restart Your Computer: Sometimes a simple restart can resolve minor issues with missing icons.
2. Check System Tray Settings:
   • Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar.
   • Select "Properties."
   • Make sure the "Hide inactive icons" checkbox is unchecked.
   • Click on "Customize" and check if the missing icons are set to "Show icon and notifications."
   []Reinstall the Programs:
   • Try reinstalling Adobe Audition 3.0 and Windows Live Messenger to see if the icons reappear on the taskbar.
   []Check Running Processes:
   • Make sure that the programs are running in the background. You can check this via Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) and look for the respective processes.
   []Reset Notification Area Icons:
   • Open the Registry Editor by pressing Windows Key + R, then type "regedit" and press Enter.
   • Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify.
   • Delete the values "IconStreams" and "PastIconsStream".
   • Restart your computer and check if the icons reappear.
   []Update or Roll Back Microsoft Security Essentials:
   • Updates or compatibility issues with Microsoft Security Essentials could have caused the problem. Consider updating or rolling back to a previous version.
3. Create New User Profile:
   • Create a new user account on your Windows 7 system and check if the icons appear for the new user. This can help determine if the issue is specific to your user profile. If none of these solutions work, please let me know, and we can explore further troubleshooting steps to help you resolve this taskbar icon issue.