Very Basic Hardware Question

[Greer]

Hi-

On my old operating system (2000) a "safely Remove
Hardware" icon appeared in the taskbar, for when I needed
to unplug any devices, such as my USB hub. I now run
Windows XP Professional, but I can't find the "safely
remove hardware" icon anywhere. It's not even an option
in the customize notification menu of the taskbar
properties. I still need to frequently plug and unplug
USB devices...does this no longer exist? If it does, how
do I access it? Or am I an idiot? (Don't answer that
please.)

Thanks!

 

[Mike H]

Go out and buy a 4 port USB card.. return home and install the new card into
your machine.. now plug all devices into the USB slots available to you..

 

[Cooter]

It's in your system tray (where the clock is) in XP. If you have 'show tool
tips' enabled you will recognize it when you run the mouse over it.