i recently installed avast home 4.6 and the problem is that after every restart some tray icons from other programs( ms antispyware beta, ink saver, sound etc) are not shown! the programs runs, only the icons are missing.
can someone help plz??
if i log off and log in again, all icons reappear, but i dont want to logoff after every restart
Aren’t the icons just hidden? I mean, it’s a feature of Windows XP to hide inactive tray icons after some items. There’s a small left-arrow icon that lets you see all the icon though. 
no, i know this feature. the icons are invisible, but it is not the inactive feature from xp
I have almost the same problem! Suddenly the avast tray icons have dissapeared.
However, I see that the processes are still running in my task manager:
ashMaiSv.exe
ashServ.exe
ashWebSv.exe
aswUpdSv.exe
What might be the problem?
Thanks, I tried it, but it didn’t help…
Also (before trying the fix) I tried the repair function through “Add/Remove Programs” in the control panel of XP.
Any other ideas? -Is avast running as it should even though the icons are not visible?
-Torbjørn
Did you restarted the PC after you Fixed with my tool?
will i got news’ for Avast! tech my Tray icon is gone even the Blue-ball that scan when system is idle ( I ) it no were to be found seem the only way to get it back is re-instill the Avast! software back in even then after restart the system it gone again.
the Blue-ball with ( A ) stays there, but the blue-ball with ( I ) is gone for good. :
i know about the idle thing but if its running it still not showing up at all?
never had trouble with the ( A ) blue ball missing and they are not together ether under the (A) Ball. they are set in their own balls.
Hi and welcome chief,
can you give Rejzor`s fix a try as suggested already in this thread.
i try it already it only fix the A-ball but i never had trouble with it, try it anyway it the VBR scan ball (I) that is gone not the A-Ball. look at my post above you should see the A-Ball (attachment) there without the I-ball at all. it too should been seen when it running not so thats were i am having trouble with.
is it possible that you could have accidentally merged the icons together.?
nope they are set apart from each other, i never had them set together under the A-Ball at all, like them that way in their own Balls (A) & (I)
Attachment shows only A-Ball with it option (I) not included in A-Ball at all.
by the way i did go into Add & Remove to avast! to get the option to repair it too did not fix it ether for the I-Icon.
tell the truth i wish i had by now, asker no.
If you invoke VRDB update manually, won’t the ‘i’ icon appear again?
Isn’t it hide (XP hide icon feature)?
yea if i could get to that option it not even showing up at all? :-\
windows is not hinding it at all, i know about that ok, i already check it out.
I am running Windows Xp Pro SP2 (OEM) i know of them details
going to run> chkdsk /R see if that fix it any.
!?!?!??!?! ???
Did you change any avast4.ini file setting?
See ‘Settings’ in my signature. There you can find other options for the icons.
no i don’t have a clue on that sorry nope.
Did a scan disk it fix it, through scan: CHKDSK /R the icon (I) is back in the clock area now like it should be, must have been a error on the HHD.
attachment shows it back like it was a day all go. thanks anyways.
i try CHKDSK /F fast scan no good i had to use CHKDSK /R a through scan to get it fix right up. have no clue what was bad, but it back to normal.
Yes I did. BTW: I previously merged the 2 icons.
yea i had to do the same thing it still like to not show up even if it running, after restart system it be gone, so when it finnal show up, i Merge them together.
i all so found out when i do a boot scan for virus using Avast! some of the other Icon in the Clock area be gone when it get to desktop, o restart the system everything is back to normal. bad loadup? don’t know only happen when avast do a bootscan.