Windows 7 network systray icon

anything I don't mind · 17 Jul 2011 at 11:50

Maybe i am missing something, but the windows 7 wireless network icon does not allow you to go to nic status without going through too many windows if it is disconnected. If it is connected you can left click and then find the active wireless network, where it scans for networks, again. Then you right click on the wireless network and go to status.

Anyone know of a way to get the windows xp network icon back?

Anyone know of a way to hide the "Network and Sharing center" in the control and just have network go to network adapters?

Chiz · 17 Jul 2011 at 12:10

Start > search "Connections" > View Network Connections > select your network connections.

The quickest way you can access the option you require.

anything I don't mind · 17 Jul 2011 at 12:37

I have added a control panel item using this free software winbubbles from window7forums.

Make a new control panel icon with

Address C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl
icon C:\Windows\System32\netshell.dll,0

Call it Network

Then use gpedit.msc to hide the Network and Sharing center.

Works great. Now i am just trying to edit the context menu of the network icon.

The context menu is at the registry key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}

But it says that I don't have permission to edit it.

Chiz · 17 Jul 2011 at 14:29

Are you using a local administrator account?

Double check your permissions. Also, try logging in with another admin account and edit the reg.

MarkA · 17 Jul 2011 at 14:54

Create a shortcut to regedit.
Then right click it, run as administrator.

anything I don't mind · 17 Jul 2011 at 14:55

I found out, i had to right click on the reg key and go to permissions and change the owner on child objects to the local user account. This allowed me to change the regkey but it was the wrong one. That was the for the "network icon" in explorer, not the network notification tray icon. Still looking for the correct registry key.

Chiz · 17 Jul 2011 at 19:17

...sounds like you're going to break something

Just accept the way it is, it'll save you a lot of hassle.