Help with NotifyIcon on Windows 7

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Hi All,

I am writing a small app that shows a dialog when its tray icon is clicked. The problem is, on Windows 7 the NotifyIcon does not appear at all. I checked both the normal tray and the hidden icons. It is not there. I also checked the visible property of the icon, both at designtime and runtime. Also, any balloon tips to be shown are not shown.

Any help in this matter would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Posted 15-Aug-09 3:11am

Soumya92

Updated 25-Aug-09 10:30am

Sean Ewington

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Adam Maras · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-15T07:29:00

Solution 1

Be sure you've assigned an icon to NotifyIcon component. Unlike Forms, there's no default icon for tray icons (so they won't show unless you've assigned one).

Posted 15-Aug-09 7:29am

Adam Maras