Connection fine but GUI not visible in taskbar (Windows 7)

[fzfrank]

I'm a noob to this stuff, but after more than a day I'm getting close.

I got OpenVPN to run on my Tomato router and I've connected two computers. I want OpenVPN to run on my computers after a reboot, so I changed the OpenVPN service in Windows 7 from Manual to Automatic. Now, after a reboot, the computer connects to the VPN, but the GUI doesn't appear in the taskbar (it isn't one of the hidden ones by the way). I'd still like some indication that I'm connected to the VPN and I'd like the ability to select a different config from the GUI. FYI, even if I execute OpenVPN GUI, the icon appears as gray in the taskbar.

Also, I executed this batch so I wouldn't have to type a default gateway in Unidentified Network to get Windows to treat the VPN connection as something other than a Public network:
"FOR /F "USEBACKQ" %%A IN (`REG QUERY HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} /K /F "*"`) DO (REG QUERY %%A /V DriverDesc | (FIND "TAP-Win" && REG ADD %%A /V *NdisDeviceType /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /F))"
So now I just see the wireless connection in Network and Sharing center.

Any help would be appreciated.