Task manager, display CPU percent bar in system tray

When i used to launch the task manager, it displayed a small icon in the
system tray, a single bar that showed you CPU percentage (so you didn't
have to have the task manager window open to see CPU percentage). This has
disappeared. Just stopped appearing now, when i launch task manager. Have
no idea why (I don't mess with any options, ever!). Task manager help was
not helpful (surprise?). I cna't find any view option that would seem to
control it.

Can somebody tell me what i have to do to get that display back in the
system tray?

Thanks,
tom

TomCon wrote:
> When i used to launch the task manager, it displayed a small icon
> in the system tray, a single bar that showed you CPU percentage
> (so you didn't have to have the task manager window open to see CPU
> percentage). This has disappeared. Just stopped appearing now,
> when i launch task manager. Have no idea why (I don't mess with
> any options, ever!). Task manager help was not helpful
> (surprise?). I cna't find any view option that would seem to
> control it.
> Can somebody tell me what i have to do to get that display back in
> the system tray?

Your OS is Windows XP what?
What service pack level?

So you press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to bring up the task manager and inside task
manager you can select the "Performance" tab and see the CPU/PF
usage/history - but at the same time the icon *does not* appear in the lower
right (usually) part of the taskbar - near the clock? (Green box, hover
over it and it gives you the CPU percentage.)

Is it 'hidden'?

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I am on Win XP.

Yes, what you say below is correct. If i display the task manager, i can
see the 'Performance' tab, but at the same time, the icon does not appear in
the system tray at the lower right. If i press the arrow to reveal the
hidden icons, it is not there, either. It is gone. It was always previously
there until a few weeks ago; so it appears to be a 'mysterious
disappearance'.

Does nybodyknow how i can bring it back - the little icon that shows CPU
usage in the system tray?

Thank you.
Tom

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:epOz1lkzIHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> TomCon wrote:
>> When i used to launch the task manager, it displayed a small icon
>> in the system tray, a single bar that showed you CPU percentage
>> (so you didn't have to have the task manager window open to see CPU
>> percentage). This has disappeared. Just stopped appearing now,
>> when i launch task manager. Have no idea why (I don't mess with
>> any options, ever!). Task manager help was not helpful
>> (surprise?). I cna't find any view option that would seem to
>> control it.
>> Can somebody tell me what i have to do to get that display back in
>> the system tray?
>
> Your OS is Windows XP what?
> What service pack level?
>
> So you press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to bring up the task manager and inside task
> manager you can select the "Performance" tab and see the CPU/PF
> usage/history - but at the same time the icon *does not* appear in the
> lower right (usually) part of the taskbar - near the clock? (Green box,
> hover over it and it gives you the CPU percentage.)
>
> Is it 'hidden'?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

TomCon wrote:
> I am on Win XP.
>
> Yes, what you say below is correct. If I display the task manager, I can
> see the 'Performance' tab, but at the same time, the icon does not appear in
> the system tray at the lower right. If I press the arrow to reveal the
> hidden icons, it is not there, either. It is gone. It was always previously
> there until a few weeks ago; so it appears to be a 'mysterious
> disappearance'.
>
> Does nybodyknow how I can bring it back - the little icon that shows CPU
> usage in the system tray?
>
> Thank you.
> Tom
>
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:epOz1lkzIHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> TomCon wrote:
>>> When I used to launch the task manager, it displayed a small icon
>>> in the system tray, a single bar that showed you CPU percentage
>>> (so you didn't have to have the task manager window open to see CPU
>>> percentage). This has disappeared. Just stopped appearing now,
>>> when I launch task manager. Have no idea why (I don't mess with
>>> any options, ever!). Task manager help was not helpful
>>> (surprise?). I can't find any view option that would seem to
>>> control it.
>>> Can somebody tell me what I have to do to get that display back in
>>> the system tray?
>> Your OS is Windows XP what?
>> What service pack level?
>>
>> So you press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to bring up the task manager and inside task
>> manager you can select the "Performance" tab and see the CPU/PF
>> usage/history - but at the same time the icon *does not* appear in the
>> lower right (usually) part of the taskbar - near the clock? (Green box,
>> hover over it and it gives you the CPU percentage.)
>>
>> Is it 'hidden'?

Process Explorer does that; did you have that program replace Task
Manager? If so, re-run PE and make it the default.

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