Windows 95/98/Me System Tray Icons

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SUMMARY

Systray.exe is a tool for system taskbar notifications. The taskbar provides a location for programs and hardware devices to display icons. For example, if your computer supports advanced power management (APM), a Battery Meter icon can appear on the taskbar.

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The following icons provided by Systray.exe may appear on the taskbar:

   Battery Meter
   PC Card Status
   Volume Control
   Quickres
   Task Scheduler

Other parts of the system may provide additional taskbar icons. For example:

Windows Explorer provides the printer status icon
Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook provides the mail status icon
The Accessibility status indicator program (Accstat.exe) displays keyboard accessibility icons
Microsoft Fax adds the Fax Rendering and Fax Status icons