diff --git a/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp b/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp
index 64f38ef4a0f..a6d3b96e744 100644
--- a/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp
+++ b/dll/shellext/netshell/lanstatusui.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include <winsock.h>
 
+#define NETTIMERID 0xFABC
+
 CLanStatus::CLanStatus() :
     m_lpNetMan(NULL),
     m_pHead(NULL)
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ UpdateLanStatusUiDlg(
 }
 
 VOID
-UpdateLanStatus(HWND hwndDlg,  LANSTATUSUI_CONTEXT * pContext)
+UpdateLanStatus(HWND hwndDlg, LANSTATUSUI_CONTEXT * pContext)
 {
     MIB_IFROW IfEntry;
     HICON hIcon, hOldIcon = NULL;
@@ -839,7 +841,7 @@ LANStatusDlg(
         case WM_INITDIALOG:
             pContext = (LANSTATUSUI_CONTEXT *)lParam;
             SetWindowLongPtr(hwndDlg, DWLP_USER, (LONG_PTR)lParam);
-            pContext->nIDEvent = SetTimer(hwndDlg, 0xFABC, 1000, NULL);
+            pContext->nIDEvent = SetTimer(hwndDlg, NETTIMERID, 1000, NULL);
             return TRUE;
         case WM_TIMER:
             pContext = (LANSTATUSUI_CONTEXT*)GetWindowLongPtr(hwndDlg, DWLP_USER);
@@ -946,6 +948,8 @@ CLanStatus::InitializeNetTaskbarNotifications()
         ZeroMemory(pContext, sizeof(LANSTATUSUI_CONTEXT));
         pContext->uID = Index;
         pContext->pNet = pNetCon;
+        pContext->Status = -1;
+        pContext->dwAdapterIndex = Index;
         pItem->uID = Index;
         pItem->pNext = NULL;
         pItem->pNet = pNetCon;
diff --git a/dll/shellext/netshell/resource.h b/dll/shellext/netshell/resource.h
index 2d4fb6dfa2a..1519c473099 100644
--- a/dll/shellext/netshell/resource.h
+++ b/dll/shellext/netshell/resource.h
@@ -125,3 +125,4 @@
 #define IDS_WZD_DOMAIN_NAME          13457
 
 #define IDR_NETSHELL 20000
+