Safely Remove Hardware

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi all;
I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not reinstall and
installed XP.
D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it. Later
went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver. Have an
icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware, followed
instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went bye-bye.
But keeps coming back.
Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without removing
hardware.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Wes

[Joshua Smith [MSFT]]

1. Right click on the Start button.
2. Choose Properties.
3. Select the Taskbar tab.
4. In the "Notification area" section click Customize.
5. Under Current Items select the notification you want to hide.
6. In the dropdown box under Behavior set it to "Always Hide".
7. Click Ok on all dialogs.

Hope that helps.

--
Joshua Smith
DirectInput Test Lab
Microsoft
-----
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights


"Wesley Vogel" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all;
> I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
> reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not reinstall
and
> installed XP.
> D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it. Later
> went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver. Have
an
> icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware, followed
> instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
bye-bye.
> But keeps coming back.
> Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
> hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without removing
> hardware.
> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you,
> Wes
>
>
>

[Wesley Vogel]

Joshua;
That got the icon out of my sight. Thank you very much.
Just about the time I get a fairly decent handle on Windows98, I have to
go and update.
Respectfully,
Wes

"Joshua Smith [MSFT]" > wrote in message
...
> 1. Right click on the Start button.
> 2. Choose Properties.
> 3. Select the Taskbar tab.
> 4. In the "Notification area" section click Customize.
> 5. Under Current Items select the notification you want to hide.
> 6. In the dropdown box under Behavior set it to "Always Hide".
> 7. Click Ok on all dialogs.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> --
> Joshua Smith
> DirectInput Test Lab
> Microsoft
> -----
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi all;
> > I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
> > reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not reinstall
> and
> > installed XP.
> > D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it.
Later
> > went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver.
Have
> an
> > icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware,
followed
> > instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
> bye-bye.
> > But keeps coming back.
> > Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
> > hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without removing
> > hardware.
> > Any input would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thank you,
> > Wes
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Frank]

"Wesley Vogel" > wrote in message
...
| Hi all;
| I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
| reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not
reinstall and
| installed XP.
| D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it.
Later
| went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver.
Have an
| icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware,
followed
| instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
bye-bye.
| But keeps coming back.
| Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove
the
| hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without
removing
| hardware.
| Any input would be greatly appreciated.
| Thank you,
| Wes

I don't think that I would remove/hide that icon. They usually show up
with poorly written USB device drivers. I have a sony USB floppy
that when I plug it in to a USB port the icon show up. When I want
to unplug my USB floppy drive I rclk the icon and a message comes
up that says it can be safely removed.
Just for what it's worth.

--
Tampa Bay

[Wesley Vogel]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware:157327

Frank;
I appreciate your reply. I have hidden the icon, it is just a click
away. Near as I can tell, I have no problem with my USB cable modem, poorly
written drivers or not it works.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Wes
"Frank" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Wesley Vogel" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Hi all;
> | I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
> | reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not
> reinstall and
> | installed XP.
> | D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it.
> Later
> | went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver.
> Have an
> | icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware,
> followed
> | instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
> bye-bye.
> | But keeps coming back.
> | Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove
> the
> | hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without
> removing
> | hardware.
> | Any input would be greatly appreciated.
> | Thank you,
> | Wes
>
> I don't think that I would remove/hide that icon. They usually show up
> with poorly written USB device drivers. I have a sony USB floppy
> that when I plug it in to a USB port the icon show up. When I want
> to unplug my USB floppy drive I rclk the icon and a message comes
> up that says it can be safely removed.
> Just for what it's worth.
>
> --
> Tampa Bay
>
>
>

[Wesley Vogel]

For those of you interested in how I solved this, read on down. I don't
remember how I stumbled across this, but I did.
My Computer/Add-Remove Programs/Add-Remove Windows Components/Networking
Services/Universal Plug and Play was unchecked. I don't know if it was
something I did, probably. Anyway I checked it. Blah, blah, blah,
restarted my machine and the Safe to Remove Hardware icon was asta la bye
bye.
No matter where you are, there you are.
Wes
"Wesley Vogel" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all;
> I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
> reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not reinstall
and
> installed XP.
> D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it. Later
> went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver. Have
an
> icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware, followed
> instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
bye-bye.
> But keeps coming back.
> Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
> hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without removing
> hardware.
> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you,
> Wes
>
>
>

[dev]

Wesley Vogel said:

>> I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
>> reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not reinstall
>> and installed XP.
>> D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it. Later
>> went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver. Have
>> an icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware,
followed
>> instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
>> bye-bye. But keeps coming back.
>> Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
>> hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without removing
>> hardware.

> For those of you interested in how I solved this, read on down. I don't
> remember how I stumbled across this, but I did.
> My Computer/Add-Remove Programs/Add-Remove Windows Components/Networking
> Services/Universal Plug and Play was unchecked. I don't know if it was
> something I did, probably. Anyway I checked it. Blah, blah, blah,
> restarted my machine and the Safe to Remove Hardware icon was asta la bye
> bye.

This may be of interest...
http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm

[Wesley Vogel]

dev;
Thank you for your reply. Most of the articles @ the link you provided
are a year or more old. Is this still a problem? I just hate it when I
have to use duct tape on my computer.
Respectfully,
Wes
"dev" > wrote in message
...
> Wesley Vogel said:
>
> >> I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
> >> reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not
reinstall
> >> and installed XP.
> >> D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it. Later
> >> went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver.
Have
> >> an icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware,
> followed
> >> instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
> >> bye-bye. But keeps coming back.
> >> Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
> >> hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without
removing
> >> hardware.
>
> > For those of you interested in how I solved this, read on down. I don't
> > remember how I stumbled across this, but I did.
> > My Computer/Add-Remove Programs/Add-Remove Windows Components/Networking
> > Services/Universal Plug and Play was unchecked. I don't know if it was
> > something I did, probably. Anyway I checked it. Blah, blah, blah,
> > restarted my machine and the Safe to Remove Hardware icon was asta la
bye
> > bye.
>
> This may be of interest...
> http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
>
>

[Wesley Vogel]

After doing some more research, I disabled Universal Plug and Play for
security reasons. Also removed it in Add/Remove Windows Components. The
Remove Hardware Safely icon is baaaaaaaack.
Anybody else have this problem?
Wes
"dev" > wrote in message
...
> Wesley Vogel said:
>
> >> I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
> >> reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not
reinstall
> >> and installed XP.
> >> D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it. Later
> >> went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver.
Have
> >> an icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove Hardware,
> followed
> >> instructions, removed a couple of times and reinstalled. Icon went
> >> bye-bye. But keeps coming back.
> >> Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
> >> hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without
removing
> >> hardware.
>
> > For those of you interested in how I solved this, read on down. I don't
> > remember how I stumbled across this, but I did.
> > My Computer/Add-Remove Programs/Add-Remove Windows Components/Networking
> > Services/Universal Plug and Play was unchecked. I don't know if it was
> > something I did, probably. Anyway I checked it. Blah, blah, blah,
> > restarted my machine and the Safe to Remove Hardware icon was asta la
bye
> > bye.
>
> This may be of interest...
> http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
>
>

[dev]

Wesley Vogel said:

> "dev" > wrote in message
>>
>> Wesley Vogel said:
>>
>> >> I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
>> >> reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not
>> >> reinstall and installed XP.
>> >> D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it. Later
>> >> went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP driver.
> > >> have an icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove
> > >> Hardware, followed instructions, removed a couple of times and
> > >> reinstalled. Icon went bye-bye. But keeps coming back.
>> >> Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove the
>> >> hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without
>> >> removing hardware.
>>
>> > For those of you interested in how I solved this, read on down. I don't
>> > remember how I stumbled across this, but I did.
>> > My Computer/Add-Remove Programs/Add-Remove Windows Components/Networking
>> > Services/Universal Plug and Play was unchecked. I don't know if it was
>> > something I did, probably. Anyway I checked it. Blah, blah, blah,
>> > restarted my machine and the Safe to Remove Hardware icon was asta la
>>
>> This may be of interest...
>> http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
>
> After doing some more research, I disabled Universal Plug and Play for
> security reasons. Also removed it in Add/Remove Windows Components. The
> Remove Hardware Safely icon is baaaaaaaack.
> Anybody else have this problem?

Just hide it, and it won't be in your way. Right-click the Taskbar,
choose PROPERTIS|CUSTOMIZE.

[Wesley Vogel]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware:157799

dev;
Thank you for your reply. It is out of sight, but not out of mind.
Respectfully,
Wes
"dev" > wrote in message
...
> Wesley Vogel said:
>
> > "dev" > wrote in message
> >>
> >> Wesley Vogel said:
> >>
> >> >> I just installed XP as an upgrade, yesterday in fact, had Win98,
> >> >> reformatted HD used Win98 disk as qualifying disk only did not
> >> >> reinstall and installed XP.
> >> >> D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem, installed w/disk that came with it.
Later
> >> >> went to their web site and d/l, updated to newer, signed XP
driver.
> > > >> have an icon on the Task Bar, next to the clock, Safely Remove
> > > >> Hardware, followed instructions, removed a couple of times and
> > > >> reinstalled. Icon went bye-bye. But keeps coming back.
> >> >> Safely Remove Hardware icon still there. I don't want to remove
the
> >> >> hardware safely or unsafely. I want to remove the icon without
> >> >> removing hardware.
> >>
> >> > For those of you interested in how I solved this, read on down. I
don't
> >> > remember how I stumbled across this, but I did.
> >> > My Computer/Add-Remove Programs/Add-Remove Windows
Components/Networking
> >> > Services/Universal Plug and Play was unchecked. I don't know if it
was
> >> > something I did, probably. Anyway I checked it. Blah, blah, blah,
> >> > restarted my machine and the Safe to Remove Hardware icon was asta
la
> >>
> >> This may be of interest...
> >> http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
> >
> > After doing some more research, I disabled Universal Plug and Play
for
> > security reasons. Also removed it in Add/Remove Windows Components. The
> > Remove Hardware Safely icon is baaaaaaaack.
> > Anybody else have this problem?
>
> Just hide it, and it won't be in your way. Right-click the Taskbar,
> choose PROPERTIS|CUSTOMIZE.
>