The "safe hardware removal tool" has gone missing from
the taskbar. I have a USB ADSL modem always connected,
so it should be there... but it still doesn't appear when
I plug in my USB data key.

Can't find any reference to the s/w which performs this
function so can't attempt to start it manually.

Any ideas? (This is XP pro SP1 and all critical updates)

Ta,

Julian

/Julian Moore/ said:

> The "safe hardware removal tool" has gone missing from
> the taskbar. I have a USB ADSL modem always connected,
> so it should be there... but it still doesn't appear when
> I plug in my USB data key.
>
> Can't find any reference to the s/w which performs this
> function so can't attempt to start it manually.
>
> Any ideas? (This is XP pro SP1 and all critical updates)

Is it hidden? Click the chevron < at the left of the tray area.
Appearance of the tool should be automatic.

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If only it were that simple!

No - it's not hidden - I have "hide inactive icons" off
("unchecked")... and I have allowed hiding, checked the
list and marked this item as "always show". Still ain't
there.

What I was hoping is that someone might know the name of
the exe...

BTW - a few other things don't appear when the should
(e.g. a support tool called "BigFix" - it's present in
the task list but has no systray icon - it used to!). If
I kill the process and restart it, it appears.

The non appearance of systray icons has been a feature of
this system for ages... a DOUBLE cold boot is required to
get most of them back!

Thanks,

Julian
>-----Original Message-----
>/Julian Moore/ said:
>
>> The "safe hardware removal tool" has gone missing from
>> the taskbar. I have a USB ADSL modem always
connected,
>> so it should be there... but it still doesn't appear
when
>> I plug in my USB data key.
>>
>> Can't find any reference to the s/w which performs
this
>> function so can't attempt to start it manually.
>>
>> Any ideas? (This is XP pro SP1 and all critical
updates)
>
>Is it hidden? Click the chevron < at the left of the
tray area.
>Appearance of the tool should be automatic.
>
>--
>For most XP answers and tweaks...
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
>http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
>http://support.microsoft.com
>.
>

OK - I have invented a workaround (thanks to a
programming website) - I created a shortcut with this

rundll32.exe shell32.dll Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll
SW_SHOW

and that allows me to invoke the functionality - but why
isn't it working in the first place? (rundll32 is on the
process list and when I execute this shortcut a second
rundll32 appears...)

Julian
>-----Original Message-----
>If only it were that simple!
>
>No - it's not hidden - I have "hide inactive icons" off
>("unchecked")... and I have allowed hiding, checked the
>list and marked this item as "always show". Still ain't
>there.
>
>What I was hoping is that someone might know the name of
>the exe...
>
>BTW - a few other things don't appear when the should
>(e.g. a support tool called "BigFix" - it's present in
>the task list but has no systray icon - it used to!).
If
>I kill the process and restart it, it appears.
>
>The non appearance of systray icons has been a feature
of
>this system for ages... a DOUBLE cold boot is required
to
>get most of them back!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Julian
>>-----Original Message-----
>>/Julian Moore/ said:
>>
>>> The "safe hardware removal tool" has gone missing
from
>>> the taskbar. I have a USB ADSL modem always
>connected,
>>> so it should be there... but it still doesn't appear
>when
>>> I plug in my USB data key.
>>>
>>> Can't find any reference to the s/w which performs
>this
>>> function so can't attempt to start it manually.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? (This is XP pro SP1 and all critical
>updates)
>>
>>Is it hidden? Click the chevron < at the left of the
>tray area.
>>Appearance of the tool should be automatic.
>>
>>--
>>For most XP answers and tweaks...
>>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
>>http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
>>http://support.microsoft.com
>>.
>>
>.
>

Thanks Julian.

I'd love to know what caused this.

I've been having problems with extranal firewire drives getting
corrupted FREQUENTLY and figure that this is the problem (unsafe
removal)

I don't understand why the drives don't show up as removal devices
(when used with firewire) and why I don't get prompted about unsafe
removal.

Care to share where you found this tip?


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