Hi strollin! Yup I check there, and some times the system does puts them there also.
Good suggestion! It seems to happen when I shut down and get the message that some things have to close, do you want to force them. I usually click yes. That's when some of the icons don't appear in the tray. I just do another restart and then they appear. It's just one of those weird things that I have learned to live with. I change my mouse pointer so I can see it better and after a forced restart, some times it goes back to default. Just another Toshiba quark. LOL
Thanks strollin!