# Windows users: How many icons are in your Systray? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2001, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585 "2001-07-07T12:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585/21 "2001-07-08T02:04:56Z")
Eleven, the sad part is that I’m not sure what half of them are. Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585/22 "2001-07-08T02:05:03Z")
Oh, if we’re including the Quickstart icons as well, then I have 5 more: Internet Explorer Outlook Express Net2Phone NetMeeting and Winamp ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585/23 "2001-07-08T02:18:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by **Natural-J-Bankie** \* > For those of you who aren’t sure, the icon on the right next to the clock are your system tray. Those are usually representative of small programs that run in the background (ICQ, display settings, etc). Most of those icons are actually representing a running program. To get rid of them you need to find out what those programs are and choose to disable them. There are many ways to do this. ( **clear out your startup folder** , disable the icon by right clicking on them, use a utility like Xteq X-setup, etc) Try your different options. Hiding them with tray mangare will eliminate clutter, but not free up memory. Bolding mine. Can someone post an easy-to-understand explanation of exactly how to do this? It may not have been clear from my first post, but I always have to ask my friend to tell me how. There’s some way you do it through windows that is very easy and makes your computer start up and run MUCH faster. But I forget how – and it seems like a lot of posters to this thread would like to know. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585/24 "2001-07-08T02:41:09Z")
I have twenty-eight: diablo 2- Jamella’s diablo 2 editor 2 dial-up number lists–one for Earthlink and one for Netzero earthlink dial-up NetZero whatever compass–the bookeeping program IE Irfanview Junkbuter Proxy Junkbuster Proxy block list Outlook Express The Incredible machine: Contraptions Quickie shutdown batch file I made Powerdesk Ontrack System Suite 2000 My Computer Outlook Express Recycle Bin Fastnet 99-a hosts update program Extra DNS-a multi-DNS search program Netcaptor Quicktime Player RollerCoaster Tycoon Tweaki for Power Users windows media player Webwasher and, of course Zonealarm But then my desktop is blank. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585/25 "2001-07-08T02:47:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > Bolding mine. Can someone post an easy-to-understand explanation of exactly how to do this? It may not have been clear from my first post, but I always have to ask my friend to tell me how. There’s some way you do it through windows that is very easy and makes your computer start up and run MUCH faster. But I forget how – and it seems like a lot of posters to this thread would like to know. > thanks. In Win98: From the Start menu, choose run. Type “msconfig” (without the quotes). Click the Startup tab. All the stuff you see in there is starting when Windows starts, uncheck what you don’t want. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2001, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585/26 "2001-07-08T16:17:13Z")
Capacitor, with 28 icons is there any room left on the taskbar? Since [GO.com](http://GO.com) died, I haven’t tried any express searches to see if they still work. Probably best to delete it. On the left side, all I have is HP Internet Center, IE, Outlook Express and Show Desktop. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-users-how-many-icons-are-in-your-systray/71585.md?page=1)