System tray icons

[HaworthBantam]

We have installed some software on a number of NT4.0 workstations that runs in the background after a user has logged on. Unfortunately an icon is displayed in the System Tray, from which the software can be closed down.

I would like to hide/remove this icon from the system tray, does anyone have any ideas how I might do this ?

Thanks.

 

[mattjurado]

I don't remember a system policy for the system tray, but I could be wrong. What program is it, and what does it do? Have you looked inside the program's options for a way to hide the system tray icon? Have you called tech support and asked?

Matt J.

 

[HaworthBantam]

The program is WinVNC - software that monitors users on the network.

I have found, since posting the question above, a site that gives instructions using the Registry to hide the icon. This seemed to work initially but since rebooting the workstation the icon has returned - weird.

For the time being I'm willing to live with the icon showing. If it becomes a problem in the future I'll revisit it.

Thanks anyway.

 

[ReddLefty]

1) Go in to regedit
2) Goto [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

3)Delete the Value VNC, this deletes the VNC Service Helper. The service helper is the icon in the icontray.

BUT... Be warned that it may be politically and legally incorrect to insert spy software without the user knowing it. This is a debatable issue that I'm not gonna start here, but it might be good to have a popup message at logon saying that the station MAY be monitored for support purposes.



"In space, nobody can hear you click..."

 

[HaworthBantam]

Good point.

However, our users were informed when set up on the domain that Internet usage will be monitored, it's just that we were bluffing as we had nothing in place to do that.

Due to a departmental security policies we've had to put something in place.

Thanks for your help.