I am running XP SP3 on a Dell laptop with wired and wireless nextwork controllers installed. I have noticed that the Hiding Icons feature on the Customize Notifications dialog (Toolbar Properties | Customize) works differently for wired connection then it does for Wireless connection. Example: My LAN properties (Control Panel | Network Connections | Local Area Network | Properties) have the following settings: * Show icon in notification area when connected (deselected) * Notify me when this connection has no connectivity (deselected) Behavior: When the wired connection is connected or disconnected, no icon appears in the System Tray (as expected). My Wireless properties (Control Panel | Network Connections | Local Area Network | Properties) have the following settings: * Show icon in notification area when connected (deselected) * Notify me when this connection has no connectivity (deselected) Behavior: When the wireless connection is disconnected, the icon appears in the System Tray (NOT as expected). In addition, I have selected "Always Hide" for the "Wireless - Not Connected" icon on the Customize Notifications dialog (Toolbar Properties | Customize). Question: How can I permanently hide (not disable) the "Wireless No Connection" Icon in System Tray? I can make a registry entry to disable the both wire and wireless icons permanantely (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{7007ACCF-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} ). However, the wireless icon is useful when connecting to a wireless network and I would like it to behave like the Wired icon by conforming to the settings in the Customize Notifications dialog and the Wireless properties dialog.

Hi, Please understand that this forum mainly focuses on Windows Vista related issues. For the issues regarding Windows XP, I suggest submitting them in our Windows XP Newsgroup. The support professionals there are better equipped to assist you. Thank you for the understanding and cooperation. For your convenience, Ive included the link of Windows XP Newsgroup:Windows XP Wireless Networkinghttp://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless&cat=en_US_f7139501-144b-4e8e-baf9-03f78faf7e85&lang=en&cr=US Thank you for your understanding.