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October 25, 2009 |
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October 25, 2009 |
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Introduction |
Everyone of us uses Windows Live Messenger to get
connected and communicate with others. With Windows 7,
Windows Live Messenger icon is placed on the Task Bar, even
when it is minimized. In this article, I will be showing
you how to set Windows Live Messenger icon, to get back
to the notification area, when the program is running or
even when it is minimized, just the way
it was with previous versions of Windows
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By default, this is how Windows Live Messenger looks
when it is running or minimized in Windows 7 :
and this is where it will be placed after we finish this
article :
So lets Start :
- First we need to completely close and exit
Windows Live Messenger, this is done by right
clicking on the Windows Live Messenger icon from the task bar
(if its already running, else skip this step and go
to step # 2) and clicking
on Close window
- Click on Start
> then click on All Programs > then
click on the Windows Live folder
- Right Click on Windows Live Messenger
and then click on Properties
- From the Compatibility tab,
enable the checkbox beside Run this program
in compatibility mode for: and choose
for example Windows Vista (Service Pack2),
then click on OK
- Now launch Windows Live Messenger, by clicking
on Start
> All Program
> Windows Live , and then click on
Windows Live Messenger
You will notice that Windows Live Messenger icon is
not placed on the task bar, but back to the
notification area.
If you still don't see it there, just click on the
Arrow
in the notification area, and you will see it there.
Note : If at any time later you wish to return back the
Windows Live Messenger icon to the task then, then
close Windows Live Messenger, go to the application
properties, and then from the compatibility tab remove
the checkbox from beside Run this program in
compatibility mode for: and then click on
OK
Summary
By default, Windows Live Messenger icon is
placed on the task bar in Windows 7, however, this can
be changed back if you desired and place the icon in the
notification area just the way it was with previous
versions of Windows, like Windows XP/Vista.
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