Monday, October 04, 2004
| Give me back the icon
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| Q. I used to have an icon showing that looked like two computer monitors. It showed my connection speed. Now it's gone! Help!
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| A. Oh where oh where did my network status icon go. Oh where oh where could it be...
When activated, the Network Status icon resides in your System Tray. You can right-click it to find your ISP connection's speed, and to close the connection. It's easy enough to find in Windows XP: 1. Click Start and select My Computer 2. In the Other Places menu, click My Network Places 3. In the Network Tasks menu, click View Network Connections 4. Right-click the icon of the ISP connection or network 5. Select Properties 6. On the General tab, check the box for "Show icon in notification area when connected" 7. Click OK. Users of Windows 98 can also activate the icon. Here's how: 1. Open Windows Explorer and click Dial Up Networking 2. Right-click the connection in which you are interested 3. Click Properties 4. Select General. Click Configure in the Connect Using area 5. On the Options tab, click the box for "Display modem status" 6. Click OK. Now, whenever you connect to your ISP, the icon will appear. |
