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July 19th 08, 01:58 PM
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Safely 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. 
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July 19th 08, 02:20 PM
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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. -- Add 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 in message ... 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.
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July 19th 08, 03:52 PM
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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. "Rich/rerat" wrote in message ... 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. -- Add 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 in message ... 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.
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July 19th 08, 04:27 PM
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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. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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July 19th 08, 05:21 PM
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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. -- Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com Rich/rerat (RRR News) message rule Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... 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. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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July 20th 08, 10:19 PM
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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. "Rich/rerat" wrote in message ... 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. -- Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com Rich/rerat (RRR News) message rule Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... 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. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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July 21st 08, 05:46 PM
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Use Regmon to read the changes.
-- All 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 "Tony Luxton" wrote in message ... 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. "Rich/rerat" wrote in message ... 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. -- Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com Rich/rerat (RRR News) message rule Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... 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. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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July 23rd 08, 08:07 PM
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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. "Kelly" wrote in message ... Use Regmon to read the changes. -- All 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 "Tony Luxton" wrote in message ... 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. "Rich/rerat" wrote in message ... 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. -- Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com Rich/rerat (RRR News) message rule Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... 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. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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