diff -ur xchat-2.8.4/src/common/cfgfiles.c xchat-2.8.4-disable-tray-icon-by-default/src/common/cfgfiles.c
--- xchat-2.8.4/src/common/cfgfiles.c 2007-06-17 08:11:42.000000000 +0200
+++ xchat-2.8.4-disable-tray-icon-by-default/src/common/cfgfiles.c 2007-07-04 12:05:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
prefs.autoopendccchatwindow = 1;
prefs.userhost = 1;
prefs.gui_url_mod = 4; /* ctrl */
- prefs.gui_tray = 1;
+ prefs.gui_tray = 0;
prefs.gui_pane_left_size = 100;
prefs.gui_pane_right_size = 100;
prefs.mainwindow_save = 1;