"Safely Remove Hardware" taskbar icon

December 18th, 2002

I have an usb ISDN modem. When I connect it to my pc, the "safely remove hardware" icon is displayed in the taskbar. I don't want to have this icon, so I would like to ask you if there is a solution for this "problem".

Thank you in advance.

December 18th, 2002

None that I've heard of, no.

mikill · December 20th, 2002

as far as I know, the systray icon is there so u can remove it properly from the system. if it were to go away, you may not be able to remove all traces of it. I had a usb cable modem and that remove icon was always there, never went away unless I unplugged it from the usb port.

Dubbin1 · December 20th, 2002

You could chose the option to always hide it.

Kevin Ar18 · December 22nd, 2002

Can you connect it to ethernet instead?

December 28th, 2002

i'm also using a usb cable modem and i also get this. last time i use window ME doesn't have this.

Dubbin1 · December 28th, 2002

So does that mean your using 3 usb cable modems

December 28th, 2002

Is there any registry solutions?

December 31st, 2002

open the "safely remove hardware" icon... there is a tickbox saying "show icon on taskbar" isnt there? Well... im positive there was one on Win2K... it would be a stupid thing for MS to have taken out of XP if its not there

**Geffy** · December 31st, 2002

I had a USB Radio thinger that resulted in me having the safely remove thinger as well. It is there for hardware that either drivers of XP believes are more likely to be in use often and would therefore want a better more sure method of unloading the drivers.

Rigsta · January 2nd, 2003

I actually find it very useful for when I want to unplug my USB ZIP drive or pop out the PCMCIA NIC from my laptop (I still can't beleive it all actually works without a hitch @_@)

Anyway just ignore it, XP will hide the icon after it's been there for a while anyway.

December 18th, 2002	Top \| #1
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December 31st, 2002	Top \| #10
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December 18th, 2002	Top \| #2
allan Unregistered Posts: n/a	None that I've heard of, no.

December 20th, 2002	Top \| #3
mikill _ Joined: December 2002 Posts: 113 Reputation: 0 Power: 113	as far as I know, the systray icon is there so u can remove it properly from the system. if it were to go away, you may not be able to remove all traces of it. I had a usb cable modem and that remove icon was always there, never went away unless I unplugged it from the usb port.

December 20th, 2002	Top \| #4
Dubbin1 I Like Cheese Joined: January 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 744 Reputation: 50 Power: 130	You could chose the option to always hide it.

December 22nd, 2002	Top \| #5
Kevin Ar18 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: February 2002 Posts: 300 Reputation: 0 Power: 125	Can you connect it to ethernet instead?

December 28th, 2002	Top \| #6
seeya Unregistered Posts: n/a	i'm also using a usb cable modem and i also get this. last time i use window ME doesn't have this.

December 28th, 2002	Top \| #7
Dubbin1 I Like Cheese Joined: January 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 744 Reputation: 50 Power: 130	So does that mean your using 3 usb cable modems

December 28th, 2002	Top \| #8
djpapakas Unregistered Posts: n/a	Is there any registry solutions?

December 31st, 2002	Top \| #9
TechSupport Unregistered Posts: n/a	open the "safely remove hardware" icon... there is a tickbox saying "show icon on taskbar" isnt there? Well... im positive there was one on Win2K... it would be a stupid thing for MS to have taken out of XP if its not there

January 2nd, 2003	Top \| #11
Rigsta OSNN Addict Joined: April 2002 Posts: 98 Reputation: 0 Power: 121	I actually find it very useful for when I want to unplug my USB ZIP drive or pop out the PCMCIA NIC from my laptop (I still can't beleive it all actually works without a hitch @_@) Anyway just ignore it, XP will hide the icon after it's been there for a while anyway.