XP Professional SP2, Pentuim 4 2.8Ghz processor, 503 MB ram. Everytime I start the computer the USB hardware, network and volume icons do not come up in the taskbar. I go to the control panel - Sounds and Audio Devices - and "place volume icon in taskbar" is unchecked. I check the box and press apply and all the aforementioned icons show up in the taskbar. I've run virus and spyware scans (Norton Anti-virus Corporate Edition, Spybot Search and Destroy, Adaware and A-squared) and no malware is detected. I've also run Registry Mechanic and repaired errors. I've also run SFC. This is a minor annoyance, as it doesn't cause any lack of functionality in the computer, but it bothers me. I've also surfed the net for information about this problem, but haven't found an exact match so far. Oh yeah, I get the same result if I log on as administrator, so the problem doesn't appear to be profile related. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks.