Safely Remove Hardware?

[Ergobob]

Hello,

I added a USB external hard drive that is working well. However, I have an
icon in my toolbar that says "Safely Remove Hardware."

What is this for and is there a way to remove it from the taskbar?

Thanks,

Bob

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Safely Remove Hardware Icon?
http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/howto-07.html

Safe Removal of Plug and Play Devices
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdh_dmt_cgwi.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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:

| Hello,
|
| I added a USB external hard drive that is working well. However, I have an
| icon in my toolbar that says "Safely Remove Hardware."
|
| What is this for and is there a way to remove it from the taskbar?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Bob

 

[Ergobob]

Hello Carey,

Thanks for the link. The first one is the one of interest. However, I may be
missing something or the instruction is not right.

When I right click on the icon for Safe Removal ... , I do get the same
window shown in the instruction. However, there does not seem to be a
"Customize" button on that window. Even their image of the window does not
have a Customize button.

Can you see how to get to the right window to access the Customize button?

Thanks,

Bob

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Right-click on the Taskbar and select:
Properties > Taskbar (tab) > Customize.
Click once on the"Safely Remove Hardware" entry,
then select "Always Hide" from the pull-down menu.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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back:

| Hello Carey,
|
| Thanks for the link. The first one is the one of interest. However, I may be
| missing something or the instruction is not right.
|
| When I right click on the icon for Safe Removal ... , I do get the same
| window shown in the instruction. However, there does not seem to be a
| "Customize" button on that window. Even their image of the window does not
| have a Customize button.
|
| Can you see how to get to the right window to access the Customize button?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Bob

 

[Ergobob]

Hello Carey,

Thanks for the references. I used the instruction from your first link but
ran into a problem. When I open the window showing the Safely Remove
Hardware properties, there is no "Customize" button. I get the same window
as shown in the instructions so I wonder if they made an error or if I am
missing something.

Can you see what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks,

Bob

 

[Jim Macklin]

Many USB devices use cached read/writes to memory. The
Safely Remove icon is used to complete all pending
operations and shutdown the device. The icon hurts nothing,
on the contrary it is useful. Not all devices require the
use of the safely remove operation, but flash memory and
hard drives certainly will be more secure if you use the
icon.


| Hello Carey,
|
| Thanks for the references. I used the instruction from
your first link but
| ran into a problem. When I open the window showing the
Safely Remove
| Hardware properties, there is no "Customize" button. I get
the same window
| as shown in the instructions so I wonder if they made an
error or if I am
| missing something.
|
| Can you see what I might be doing wrong?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Bob
|
|
|
message
| | > Safely Remove Hardware Icon?
| > http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/howto-07.html
| >
| > Safe Removal of Plug and Play Devices
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdh_dmt_cgwi.asp
| >
| > --
| > Carey Frisch
| > Microsoft MVP
| > Windows XP - Shell/User
| >
| > Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
| >
|

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| >
| > "Bob" wrote:
| >
| > | Hello,
| > |
| > | I added a USB external hard drive that is working
well. However, I have
| > an
| > | icon in my toolbar that says "Safely Remove Hardware."
| > |
| > | What is this for and is there a way to remove it from
the taskbar?
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > |
| > | Bob
| >
|
|