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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / July 2008Safely Remove Hardware Icon
Hello group, thanks for reading. Is there a way to remove the above icon from the Notification Area? I like to keep my desktop tidy, and I'd rather just have a shortcut to "control hotplug.dll" in my start menu. I have a USB scanner connected all the time, so it never goes away. TIA Tony. Tony Luxton, Right click the Taskbar> Properties> Taskbar tab> Select Hide Icons> Customize button> Click on the Safely Remove Hardware Icon> Select "Always Hide" for that Icon> APPLY/OK your way out.  SignatureAdd MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com Rich/rerat (RRR News) <message rule> <<Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate>> Hello group, thanks for reading. Is there a way to remove the above icon from the Notification Area? I like to keep my desktop tidy, and I'd rather just have a shortcut to "control hotplug.dll" in my start menu. I have a USB scanner connected all the time, so it never goes away. TIA Tony. Hi, thanks for that. Not quite what I meant, though. I can of course "hide" the icon, but what I want to do is stop whatever-it-is that's displaying it in the first place, if possible. Maybe it's "hardwired" into Windows, and can't be done? Regards Tony. > Tony Luxton, > Right click the Taskbar> Properties> Taskbar tab> Select Hide Icons> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > TIA Tony. > thanks for that. Not quite what I meant, though. I can of > course "hide" the icon, but what I want to do is stop > whatever-it-is that's displaying it in the first place, if > possible. Maybe it's "hardwired" into Windows, and can't be done? Go with the latter... You can completely hide it using third party software - but... I believe you are better off not doing this. SignatureShenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Tony, Since you say this might be related to your scanner, try looking through the software for your scanner, installed on your PC. In its Options/Preference/Tools, see if there is a setting to initiate this program at Windows Startup or have an look for a Update. If the program starts at bootup, it might also initiated any driver for the scanner, which may be causing the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon/task to appear even though the scanner is not turned on. SignatureAdd MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com Rich/rerat (RRR News) <message rule> <<Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate>> Tony Luxton wrote: > thanks for that. Not quite what I meant, though. I can of > course "hide" the icon, but what I want to do is stop > whatever-it-is that's displaying it in the first place, if > possible. Maybe it's "hardwired" into Windows, and can't be done? Go with the latter... You can completely hide it using third party software - but... I believe you are better off not doing this. SignatureShenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html No, it's not that. At least, it doesn't seem to be - I can't see any programme running related to the scanner. I've downloaded "USB Safely Remove" from here - http://www.safelyremove.com I'm just trying to see what changes it makes to the registry, and see if I can see the answer there. I'll post back if I find anything. Regards Tony. > Tony, > Since you say this might be related to your scanner, try looking through [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > You can completely hide it using third party software - but... I believe > you are better off not doing this. Use Regmon to read the changes. SignatureAll the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner > No, it's not that. At least, it doesn't seem to be - I can't see any > programme running related to the scanner. I've downloaded "USB [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> You can completely hide it using third party software - but... I believe >> you are better off not doing this. Well - using Regmon (thanks Kelly), the only changes I can see are under the "safely remove" process itself. IOW, if "Safely Remove" wasn't installed, the registry keys wouldn't be there. I've worked around it by disabling the scanner in Device Manager (I only use it 2 or 3 times a week). It's not a huge issue, I just like to tidy up the Notification Area. Regards Tony. > Use Regmon to read the changes. > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>> believe >>> you are better off not doing this. |
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