Hide System Tray Icon and process?

massahwahl

massahwahl

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On our computer at work i am trying out www.gotomypc.com so I can edit and add documents to my work pc from home, however, it leaves an icon for it in the system tray. I doubt my boss would be upset with this program, but just in case, is there a way to 'hide' the icon but let it continue to remain active? Also, can you do the same thing with the process when you ctr+alt+delete? Can you remove it from the add/remove programs folder as well? Basically I want to be hidden while it runs on this computer. Thanks!
 
If you are using a program like this with out your boss's approval, then you are asking for trouble. Most company's have a strict guideline on what can be done from the company's computers. A program like the one you use could possibly open up something that would leave the company's computers vulnerable to attack.

If you really need to use that program, go to your boss and IT person and make a pitch for using it. They might go for it.

Otherwise you are risking termination from your job.
 
He is actually not in today, but im fairly sure like i mentioned that he wont care. I work for a radio station news department and a lot of times I will write strories from home and email them to my supervisor but he doesnt always get them. If the program will let me open documents from home and save them back on the work computer when stories happen, it would save me from making a trip into the office. I wanted to try it for a day and see if it even does what i want it to do before I pitch it to him so i know what im talking about. It would make things a lot easier for both me and my supervisor in the news dept.
 
Maybe you could try it on a friends computer so you know that it works. Don't want you risking a job do we? :P

EDIT: to hide it from your system tray, right click the taskbar, properties.

tick hide inactive icons, go to customise and set the program to always hide.

Not sure about the other 2...
 
yeah I suppose that would work, actually. :o Ill try that then see if the good ol' boss will be into or not. He's sort of a stickler about every computer in the building except this hunk of junk he stuck us in the news department with. Out of curiosity though...

I know the first thing he will be concerned about is whether or not this could introduce viruses or trojans from my home computer to his network. Is this really a concern in this case at all? I wouldnt think it would be possible since you are opening programs onto the host cmputer and editing them localy in theory. Im not opening it on my network then sending it back. Maybe im wrong on this? Can anyone clarify? Ill play with it tonight on my home pc's when i leave work! Thanks!
 
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