Network Icon Animation ???

[NISH]

In vista, is there no animation in the Network Icon in the system tray to
indicate traffic as it was in xp? Every time i have to go to
Start->ControlPanel->Network and Sharing center n then click the View
Status... This is a long way... There's also a " Turn on activity animation
". But that did not do any difference to the icon !

 

[Spirit]

I have been seeing a lot of this.... do you use a dialip modem? If so search
around in modem properties and settings from Control Panel.

"NISH" <NISH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:77651D37-0A57-4EE5-BDF0-B9650F527BE0@microsoft.com...
> In vista, is there no animation in the Network Icon in the system tray to
> indicate traffic as it was in xp? Every time i have to go to
> Start->ControlPanel->Network and Sharing center n then click the View
> Status... This is a long way... There's also a " Turn on activity
> animation
> ". But that did not do any difference to the icon !

 

[NISH]

Ya, Im on dial up n there's nothing in MODEM OPTIONS that can solve this. Is
it that MS has disabled it?

"Spirit" wrote:

> I have been seeing a lot of this.... do you use a dialip modem? If so search
> around in modem properties and settings from Control Panel.
>
> "NISH" <NISH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:77651D37-0A57-4EE5-BDF0-B9650F527BE0@microsoft.com...
> > In vista, is there no animation in the Network Icon in the system tray to
> > indicate traffic as it was in xp? Every time i have to go to
> > Start->ControlPanel->Network and Sharing center n then click the View
> > Status... This is a long way... There's also a " Turn on activity
> > animation
> > ". But that did not do any difference to the icon !
>
>
>

 

[Spirit]

To be honest I am not sure... can't check because I have no phone line
here....
It does seem all that complain of problem are on dialup.

"NISH" <NISH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news1365189-D52A-4ACA-9D0F-DABBE338AAA6@microsoft.com...
> Ya, Im on dial up n there's nothing in MODEM OPTIONS that can solve this.
> Is
> it that MS has disabled it?
>
> "Spirit" wrote:
>
>> I have been seeing a lot of this.... do you use a dialip modem? If so
>> search
>> around in modem properties and settings from Control Panel.
>>
>> "NISH" <NISH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:77651D37-0A57-4EE5-BDF0-B9650F527BE0@microsoft.com...
>> > In vista, is there no animation in the Network Icon in the system tray
>> > to
>> > indicate traffic as it was in xp? Every time i have to go to
>> > Start->ControlPanel->Network and Sharing center n then click the View
>> > Status... This is a long way... There's also a " Turn on activity
>> > animation
>> > ". But that did not do any difference to the icon !
>>
>>
>>

 

[Dave Cox]

=?Utf-8?B?TklTSA==?= <NISH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:77651D37-0A57-4EE5-BDF0-B9650F527BE0@microsoft.com:

> In vista, is there no animation in the Network Icon in the system
> tray to indicate traffic as it was in xp? Every time i have to go
> to Start->ControlPanel->Network and Sharing center n then click
> the View Status... This is a long way... There's also a " Turn on
> activity animation ". But that did not do any difference to the
> icon !

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