Yellow Triangle with Exclamation Point Icon in Task bar.
Apr 29, 2009, 9:57 pm
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Yellow Triangle with Exclamation Point Icon in Task bar.
What does it mean?
When I put my curser over it I don't get any explanation.
I googled this and the answers are all over the place......
Thanks.
When I put my curser over it I don't get any explanation.
I googled this and the answers are all over the place......
Thanks.
Apr 29, 2009, 10:20 pm
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General Error
Often means a downloaded page contains an error
I have seen it pop up with other error messages
or internet service irregularity
I have seen it pop up with other error messages
or internet service irregularity
Apr 29, 2009, 11:37 pm
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Apr 30, 2009, 7:19 am
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Apr 30, 2009, 8:17 am
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It was a warning message probably for an application or task that crashed, leaving the icon in the system tray. It lost the connection to the application that put it there, so when you right or left clicked on it, there was no information for it to display.
Apr 30, 2009, 8:23 am
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Apr 30, 2009, 9:51 am
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It's a sign of caution, drawing your attention to something you need to do, like install your updates, low battery, or you did not turn on some critical feature of your anti-virus software etc.
Apr 30, 2009, 11:07 am
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An icon associated with a crashed app will simply disappear on a mouseover event. If the OP was able to hover on it and it remained visible then it wasn't a crashed app.
Apr 30, 2009, 11:26 am
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If it's really bothering you, it is probably got a line listed in the event viewer listing what the issue was. Under system probably all the yellow triangles will be listed with more details of what caused them.
If you double click on the error line, a more detailed message (or more confusing
will come up)
If you double click on the error line, a more detailed message (or more confusing
will come up)
Apr 30, 2009, 2:59 pm
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I use a Hosts file to block adware and see this icon regularly.
Dec 17, 2012, 11:02 am
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If it's really bothering you, it is probably got a line listed in the event viewer listing what the issue was. Under system probably all the yellow triangles will be listed with more details of what caused them.
If you double click on the error line, a more detailed message (or more confusing will come up)
If you double click on the error line, a more detailed message (or more confusing
will come up)
Dec 18, 2012, 10:00 am
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