System Tray

[Robin Clay]

Greetings !

I make a great deal of use of memory sticks to transfer data from one
computer to another.

Running XP, suddenly my system tray no longer has the Icon for removing my
memory stick.

How do I get it back again ?

 

[Peter Foldes]

Robin

See the following
http://ask-leo.com/safely_remove_ha...w_do_i_safely_remove_hardware_without_it.html

 

[Kaja]

Well off the top of my head which is not fully awake yet try this. Right
click on your start button click properties hit the taskbar tab, oh yes it is
there! Now at the bottom there is a link that says how do I customize the
taskbar. Click on this and play around and hopefully it will sove the
problem. Another possibility is to add a shortcut for these drives to your
desktop so you can see them. Simply go to the drive when it is inserted.
Right click, select send to and then select desktop create shortcut. I think
this will help. Let me know so I can improve my services.
Best Regards,
Kaja

 

[Tim Meddick]

Hi,
I don't know how you 'get it back' referring to your missing "Safely
remove hardware" taskbar icon. There's no way to turn it off (or bring it
back for that matter) I don't think. However, all is not lost. To make a
shortcut that does EXACTLY THE SAME THING follow these instructions for
making a "Desktop Icon" instead.

1). right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose New > Shortcut
2). copy and paste the following in it's entirety into the box labelled
'Command line' -

C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Hotplug.dll

(you may have to do it in two parts due to line-wrap messing up my post)

3). right-click on the resulting desktop icon you've just created and
choose 'properties'
4). pick an icon for your shortcut by clicking on the 'Change icon'
button on 'properties'

5). You will find the original icon for it (like the one in the taskbar)
in the file Hotplug.dll within your C:\WINDOWS\system32 directory. This
will have the same function as the one that appears (or not) in the taskbar.
When you want to [safely] remove a pen drive or other cached USB device.
Just click on this desktop icon and choose the appropriate device that's
listed and click on the STOP button.

 

[John John (MVP)]

Hi,
I don't know how you 'get it back' referring to your missing "Safely
remove hardware" taskbar icon. There's no way to turn it off (or bring it
back for that matter) I don't think. However, all is not lost. To make a
shortcut that does EXACTLY THE SAME THING follow these instructions for
making a "Desktop Icon" instead.

1). right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose New > Shortcut
2). copy and paste the following in it's entirety into the box labelled
'Command line' -

C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Hotplug.dll

You can shorten that down to:

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL HotPlug.DLL

John

 

[Tim Meddick]

Sorry, you are so right. I wasn't paying attention - I just pasted it from
the one on MY desktop. There's nothing wrong with my taskbar icon but it is
handy to have one on the desktop as well.

 

[Tim Meddick]

Do you mean by your reply "Why" - Why do I have one on my desktop as well -
why wasn't I paying attention - why were you so right? Please give more
information so I can be of more help on the subject of your post. - Thankyou

 

[Sonny Wortzik]

Do you mean by your reply "Why" - Why do I have one on my desktop as well -

Why you think "it is handy to have one on the desktop as well."

I can't think of when I might need one on my desktop. In fact, my
desktop has NO icons on it whatsoever.

 

[Tim Meddick]

Well, that's really good, I'm happy for you. But, don't you think this is a
matter of [personal] taste and not a reason for major discussion? We could
be here all day if we argued about every point which, when you think about
it, doesn't really matter a jolt which way it is.. I have an icon there as
well as the one in the system tray because I like it that way. I really
love (shortcut) icons and have them all over my desktop. All it shows is
how we are two people who have very different ways of going about stuff.

 

[Kaja]

well if I may interject there are ultiple ways to anything in Windows but I
still think it is easier to create a desktop shortcut as I described than
typing in long complicated commands.
Kaja

Well, that's really good, I'm happy for you. But, don't you think this is a
matter of [personal] taste and not a reason for major discussion? We could
be here all day if we argued about every point which, when you think about
it, doesn't really matter a jolt which way it is.. I have an icon there as
well as the one in the system tray because I like it that way. I really
love (shortcut) icons and have them all over my desktop. All it shows is
how we are two people who have very different ways of going about stuff.

--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

Why you think "it is handy to have one on the desktop as well."

I can't think of when I might need one on my desktop. In fact, my
desktop has NO icons on it whatsoever.

 

[Tim Meddick]

Hi kaja,
I don't think anyone was saying that there was a
'type-all-this-into-here' method or remedy. The guy was asking me WHY I had
made the desktop shortcut when the original (Safely Remove Hardware Taskbar
Icon) was still working on my machine, as it was not on the OP's I said
that I had both because "I liked it that way", and so what? etc, etc. Does
that clear the muddy waters up a bit for you?

--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

well if I may interject there are ultiple ways to anything in Windows but
I
still think it is easier to create a desktop shortcut as I described than
typing in long complicated commands.
Kaja

Well, that's really good, I'm happy for you. But, don't you think this
is a
matter of [personal] taste and not a reason for major discussion? We
could
be here all day if we argued about every point which, when you think
about
it, doesn't really matter a jolt which way it is.. I have an icon there
as
well as the one in the system tray because I like it that way. I really
love (shortcut) icons and have them all over my desktop. All it shows is
how we are two people who have very different ways of going about stuff.

--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

Do you mean by your reply "Why" - Why do I have one on my desktop as
well -

Why you think "it is handy to have one on the desktop as well."

I can't think of when I might need one on my desktop. In fact, my
desktop has NO icons on it whatsoever.


why wasn't I paying attention - why were you so right? Please give
more
information so I can be of more help on the subject of your post. -
Thankyou
--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:08:09 +0100, "Tim Meddick"

Sorry, you are so right. I wasn't paying attention - I just pasted
it
from
the one on MY desktop. There's nothing wrong with my taskbar icon
but
it
is
handy to have one on the desktop as well.

Why?

 

[Sonny Wortzik]

Well, that's really good, I'm happy for you. But, don't you think this is a
matter of [personal] taste and not a reason for major discussion? We could
be here all day if we argued about every point which, when you think about
it, doesn't really matter a jolt which way it is.. I have an icon there as
well as the one in the system tray because I like it that way. I really
love (shortcut) icons and have them all over my desktop. All it shows is
how we are two people who have very different ways of going about stuff.

You made no indication that "it's handy" meant "I like it" until now.

As for "All it shows... ", it shows much more. It shows that when
you're talking here and you tell someone that "it's handy to...",
you're not necessarily offering technical advice that they should
follow, you're expressing a preference that you can't explain other
than by saying "I like it that way."

I probably should have known that, given that I could think of no
other reason for having a completely useless icon like that on the
desktop... but I thought you'd surprise me with some sound technical
reason for having it there.

 

[Tim Meddick]

No, because I'm thick and stupid, and obviously a light-year beneath your
superior intellect.
--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.



--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

Well, that's really good, I'm happy for you. But, don't you think this is
a
matter of [personal] taste and not a reason for major discussion? We
could
be here all day if we argued about every point which, when you think about
it, doesn't really matter a jolt which way it is.. I have an icon there
as
well as the one in the system tray because I like it that way. I really
love (shortcut) icons and have them all over my desktop. All it shows is
how we are two people who have very different ways of going about stuff.

You made no indication that "it's handy" meant "I like it" until now.

As for "All it shows... ", it shows much more. It shows that when
you're talking here and you tell someone that "it's handy to...",
you're not necessarily offering technical advice that they should
follow, you're expressing a preference that you can't explain other
than by saying "I like it that way."

I probably should have known that, given that I could think of no
other reason for having a completely useless icon like that on the
desktop... but I thought you'd surprise me with some sound technical
reason for having it there.