diabled icon in lower right part of taskbar

[steve4454]

I recently bought a new computer. It came with two network slots. One is
built into the motherboard and the other is on a separate card. I am using
the separate card and it connects just fine. The problem is that the
onboard slot is displayed in the lower right part of the taskbar with a red
X through it to indicate that Local Area Connection 2 is unplugged. I know
it is and it is going to stay that way since I am going to continue to use
the other network slot.

My question is, Is there a way to keep this "error message" from being
displayed? If I double click the icon, it opens a dialog box for Network
Connections. If I go to the one that is unplugged and right click it, I
could choose to disable it or to remove it from the bridge. Should I try
one of these?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Steve,

Control Panel/system/hardware tab/device manager, expand the network adapter
branch, click on the unused connector, then on action/disable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[steve4454]

Thanks a lot! Worked just fine.

Hi Steve,

Control Panel/system/hardware tab/device manager, expand the network adapter
branch, click on the unused connector, then on action/disable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone