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Tray Network Connection Icon doesn't show up to power users

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I created a power user account on my win2k for daily use but I can't make the network connection icon show up on the tray. Going to the properties of the network conection to check the "show icon" option is not posible cause I don't have the rights and AFAIK there is no way power users get permision to modify the network connection. Anyway the "show icon" box is tiled (but grayed out).

When I log as admin the icon is there.

Have seached a lot on google and groups but didn't find an answer.

 

Does someone have this same problem? How do I solve it?

 

TIA

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Service Pack and Hotfix Levels?

 

Latest Nic Drivers?

 

I dont seem to have that problem on any of my clients computers. They are just regular users as well --> Win2k SP2 and SP3. Intel and 3com nics.

 

Have you tried creating other users and do they have the same symptons ... it could be a corrupt profile as well...

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Hi Mirch,

Why don't you temporarily make your power user an admin, make the change you want and then dilute your permissions. Why not just run your PC as Admin? The marjority of security flaws aren't related to the level of permissions the current user has.

-Christian

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make the changes in administrator mode and then go to user profiles and save yours as the default user.

save path: C:\Documents and Settings\default user.

caution that user profile is hidden.

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win2k sp3, all drivers an programs up-to-date

Seems power users cant see network icon because it's not allowed to them to disconnect from network (if you rightclick icon have the option "disconnect"). If it where possible the option would be in group policies but there's not such an option.

 

I did try converting the power user to admin. When I logged in the icon was there, so I went to the main admin account again and chage back to power user. Icon doesn't shop up then.

Copying the admin profile didn't work also.

 

Most probably it's not possible, I did search and try a lot with no results. Power users can't see the icon on tray, grrr.

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Under what context are you trying to make a Power Users? Are you admin of a network? Are you the admin of your system? Or are you simply trying to ward off evil internet spirits by surfing with reduced rights? Personally if you're an admin why not just give users the power that they deserve and focus on making consistant backups.

Good Luck,

Christian

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>Under what context are you trying to make a Power

>Users?

This machine is used by many ppl, it connect to the inet via a NAT firewall, network connection problems are VERY common so it is needed the icon on tray all the time.

 

> Are you admin of a network?

I am

 

> Are you the admin of your system?

yep

 

>you simply trying to ward off evil internet spirits by surfing with reduced rights?

One of the many reasons that don't come to the point, how can power users have the network connection icon on tray.

 

>Personally if you're an admin why not just give users

>the power that they deserve and focus on making

>consistant backups.

Cause I don't have time and resources to make constant backups. Also Users want to see the icon on tray and I can't give them admin rights.

I'll leave Third party programs to show the icon as the last resource.

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Some NIC drivers come with their own indicator lights tray application did you look into that? Sometimes you have to downoad this separately. I think both Intel and 3COM have those available for most of their NICs.

-Christian

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