Tray icon boot order - network icon taking ages to initialise

Any suggestions as to how to reconfigure the order that tray icons load
under Windows XP Home? I've just built a new high-spec PC which is
otherwise working beautifully, but one oddity is that the network/internet
connection takes ages to appear in the system tray (as much as a minute
after the other icons). My previous PC and my laptopp both get internet
connectivity up and running quite early in the boot sequence (all of them
are connected to the same ethernet hub, which in turn has the cable modem
attached). However, on my new machine, several tray applications (e.g.
windows messanger) just sit around trying to connect until the network icon
finally appears - one even times out and gives up on the net, and I have to
manually connect it afterwards.

Any thoughts on how to speed this up?

Andre
--
Andre Willey

Address edited to avoid spam. Please remove the letters shown in CAPITALS
from my quoted email address to contact me directly. Thanks!
Visit http://www.cix.co.uk/~neverland/dlp/ for the Disneyland-Paris FAQ
List.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Taskbar acting up.
    ... Windows? ... What you are describing sounds like the 'hide inactive icons' feature ... the Taskbar. ... Because so many applications use the tray, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize)
  • Re: Taskbar acting up.
    ... Control Panel> Taskbar and Start Menu> Taskber tab> Hide inactive icons. ... When you place a checkmark in 'Hide inactive icons,' Windows automatically hides icons that have not been accessed recently. ... You can access the hidden icons by clicking the arrow to the left of the tray. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize)
  • Re: Taskbar acting up.
    ... Windows? ... What you are describing sounds like the 'hide inactive icons' feature ... Control Panel> Taskbar ... access the hidden icons by clicking the arrow to the left of the tray. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize)
  • Re: Taskbar acting up.
    ... various icons into the tray for a quick start. ... Perhaps you are not using an English version of Windows? ... the Taskbar. ... Because so many applications use the tray, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize)
  • Re: notification area
    ... It may be called Local Area Connection or it may be called High-Speed ... click on: Show icon in notification area when connected. ... MS-MVP Windows Shell/User ... Fix Missing System Tray Icons at Windows XP startup ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)