What is this in the system tray

What is this in my system tray? Today, I found this (see attached image) next to the operating system clock. It comes and goes with the clock as I display it or not. Pardon the poor quality of the picture. It does NOT show on a screen print so I had to try to take a picture. Weird! Win XP SP2 with updates turned off for some time.
Thanks

 

forgot: to me it looks like a tiny globe

 

Don't know what it is, but I recommend a "Guttmann" for your drive.

Then, re-install Windows; AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE.

Use AVG Free as an anti-virus, AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE.

:major

 

What/where is Guttmann?

 

What have you installed recently?

 

Most systray icons give you some information if you have the pointer over it.

You can also try to right-click and see what menu appears.

 

P.S. there are easier ways of making a screenshot than taking a photograph; the result will also be much clearer.

1. press the Print Screen button on your keyboard
2. open Paint or a similar imaging application
3. paste the clipboard content into your imaging application
4. crop the screen part you want to show
5. save the resulting image as jpg or png

 

I haven't installed a thing. I did download a couple of iTunes apps in preparation for buying an iPod, but zero has been installed on this computer.

 

The dot/globe will not show on a print screen. WEIRD

 

That IS weird! And nothing appears when you hover over it? Right-click?

 

correct - nada. It acts/looks like it is part of the clock. On a temporary basis tried installing Tclock which goes in the same place and it was on that one too - like anything in that area or any clock *shrug*

 

Have a look at this http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/22/windows-system-tray-manager/