Vista Stop Responding When I Click SystemTray Icons

[army20]

Hello,

I'm having hard time with my windows vista ultimate installation, every time I click on a system tray icon, like the sound icon, my windows vista stop responding.

Application that are running at this point are still working but I can't get the focus on them. iTunes is still playing my music but I can't click on it. Live messenger is still receving my messages but I can't read them.

Any solution out there for this problem ?

-M

[Shark007]

I'm having hard time with my windows vista ultimate installation, every time I click on a system tray icon, like the sound icon, my windows vista stop responding.

I have experienced this same situation with ONE particular icon.

It was a configuration icon for my onboard C-Media AC97 Audio Device.

My solution - click on it. wait it out. It finally comes up. wait it out. Slow to navigate. wait it out. set things as you wish. wait it out. on the last screen, choose to not show the tray icon. wait it out. Finally it was gone and I never had a problem anymore since I dont have the icon anymore.

A more permanent solution, watch (and wait it out) for updated drivers to be released by the manufacturer.

shark

[trickytwista]

hiya..what are your system specs out of curiousity? cheers

[army20]

Dell Inspiron 6400

Windows Vista Ultimate (legal)

1.85 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo (2 installed)

64 kilobyte primary memory cache

2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache

480.05 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity

204.29 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

KY5705O WER809N SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]

TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632D ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

SAMSUNG HM160JI [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n S0XBJ10P243016, rev AD100-12, SMART Status: Healthy

SEAGATE ST3320820A USB Device [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 1

2046 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_B' has 1024 MB (serial number 09016F51)

Slot 'DIMM_A' has 1024 MB (serial number 09016F4D)

ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 [Display adapter]

Generic PnP Monitor (15.4"vis)

SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC

ATA Channel 0 [Controller]

ATA Channel 1 [Controller]

Intel® 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C4

Ricoh Memory Stick Host Controller

Ricoh MMC Host Controller

Ricoh xD-Picture Card Controller

Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem

Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller

RICOH OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

Microsoft AC Adapter

Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical

PS/2 Compatible Mouse

SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

Generic USB Hub

USB Mass Storage Device

USB Root Hub (5x)