"Safely Remove hardware" icon in taskbar ???

[rball]

Hello all,

I have a new icon in my taskbar to "Safely Remove Hardware". This appeared
after I installed a new printer. How do I get rid of this icon in my
taskbar?

(My OS is XP Home)

Thanks in advance...

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You can't get rid of it. XP is telling you it
is OK to unplug a USB device.

But, you can hide it.

Right click the Taskbar | Properties | Taskbar tab |
Customize button | Click Safely Remove Hardware |
Click the V to expand the list | Click Always Hide |
OK | Apply | OK

 

[fish]

Thank you Wesley,

I did what you suggested, but the icon is still there. I even restarted my
computer, but it's still there. I guess this is the never go way icon. I
would have thought for sure, that would have done it.

Any other suggestions?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Go to
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

Click the "N"
Scroll down to: Notification Area
Look around.

Maybe;
Hide or Show Inactive Icons in the Notification Area (Line 53)
Right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[fish]

I'm not sure what is gong on, but it would delete the icon for a brief
moment and then the icon re-appears.

I'll try and contact technical support to find out what the deal is.

Thanks again for all the help !!!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Check this out!!

Hide or Show All Inactive Icons (notification area)
Remove Past Items (notification area)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[rball]

Wesley,

Thanks so much for all the help, but I tried the same thing from Kelly's
site. For some reason I just can't seem to get rid of this icon.

Thanks...

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I am out of ideas.
Hook printer up to Printer Port (LPT1) instead of USB?

 

[klee53]

If it is for a printer.... just turn off the printer when not using