I've searched thru some of the other "tray icon" posts and mine seems like a UNIQUE behavior.

Vista/Sp1 -- I've lost my SPEAKER and INTERNET connectivity icons in the tray. (Where do these things go when they disappear? Is there a tray-icon boneyard somewhere?)

Both "systems" work through the CP but the icons are missing (several others are still there normally.)

COMODO Firewall went crazy two weeks ago and BLOCKED my internet access, blocking even "svchost" from connecting. I shut COMODO down for a day or two, then brought it BACK up and it worked just fine. (Not sure if this had anything to do with things or not - just mentioning that it happened about the same time.)

AVG8.0 is running fine, updates itself and scans daily.

How do I get my icons back?To retrieve the icons, right click on a blank space on the Taskbar. In the
menu that appears, SELECT 'Properties'. Next, select the 'Notification Area'
tab. Under the section headed 'System icons' there is a list of icons which
you can set to either always show (ticked box) or always hide (cleared box).
That's strange. I stumbled on the "Notification" tab yesterday, saw those two boxes unchecked and tried to check them. The system DENIED me. Today, following your instructions, I've got my icons back.

Many thanks, KARNAC... but *I* certainly didn't change them!You are most welcome.