System Tray icons don't appear in Windows 7

[JFTS]

This should be a simple problem to solve, yet after 5 hours I can't seem to figure out what's going on.

I have just upgraded my OS to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and everything was fine when it was installed. But since yesterday, the system tray icons (volume, internet connection etc) do not appear at the down-right corner of the screen.

I have resetted the registry according to the official instructions by Microsoft and nothing happened. I still can't see the icons. However, eveything works fine. I have sound (which I can adjust through the control panel) and I can connect to the internet or check my antivirus program.

I have also installed a Custopack theme for Windows but I doubt that has to do something. I have installed the same theme on another Win7 machine with no problems at all.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[Count Duckula]

May help (although the reg edit should do pretty much the same thing):
Right click Taskbar | Properties | 'Taskbar' tab | 'Customize...' button | 'Restore default icon behaviours' link in blue towards the bottom.

If that doesn't do anything and you havnt customised anything other than the theme pack, I'd say that's the culprit.

 

[JFTS]

I've already clicked on "Restore default icon behaviours" and nothing happens. I have also removed the theme and again nothing happened.

This is getting out of hand....

 

[Count Duckula]

Can try scanning system files for corruption, but it does sound more like a configuration issue.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833

 

[JFTS]

Well, that solved the problem! The system repaired itself and after a reboot the icons where in their place. The theme was however a bit funny. I guess you are right about it being responsible.

It may be a bug of Custopacks tools. But then, why it was on this computer and not on the others I tried?

Anyway, thanks for your help!

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Well, that solved the problem! The system repaired itself and after a reboot the icons where in their place. The theme was however a bit funny. I guess you are right about it being responsible.

It may be a bug of Custopacks tools. But then, why it was on this computer and not on the others I tried?

Anyway, thanks for your help!

I guess that CustoPack patches some Windows files in order to work, and the patches were incompatible with an update you have installed on that PC, or something like that.

 

[Count Duckula]

Well, that solved the problem! The system repaired itself and after a reboot the icons where in their place. The theme was however a bit funny. I guess you are right about it being responsible.

It may be a bug of Custopacks tools. But then, why it was on this computer and not on the others I tried?

Anyway, thanks for your help!

You're welcome, I'm glad it worked

I'm not familiar with any theme packs so really have no idea why it would cause it. As The Real Jdbye said, if a system file verification fixed the problem it would seem something modified/overwrote a system file, finding exactly what caused it is likely not worth the time unless it's a reoccurring issue.
If you've installed a 'cracked' copy of some software then I'd be running a malwarebytes scan just to be safe though.

 

[JFTS]

I tried again to install the theme and the icons disappeared once more, so it's definitely a bug with Custopacks tools.

I will try to update it to the latest release and see if this can fix the problem.