"Remove Hardware Safely" on Bottom taskbar

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What is this? Is this from Microsoft? Or is this some spyware or virus
activator that got dropped into my PC ? Also, do not want Quick time and Real
Player on my bottom taskbar....but apparently got loaded by AOL. How do I
move them off the taskbar and what impact would it have??
 
Yes, Remove hardware safely is apart of XP (it is to remove removable
devices, example pen/flash usb drives)

To stop quicktime and real player go into the preferences for each one
and tell them not to start on start-up, that should fix that problem.
 
GB-XP User said:
What is this? Is this from Microsoft? Or is this some spyware or virus
activator that got dropped into my PC ?
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It only appears when you have a USB device connected. When you plug a
USB device into a USB port, then power up the device the icon will appear
in the systray with a text balloon advising the user that a USB device has
been found and is ready for use. When a user is finished using the device
they double click the icon to open it's window, they select the device they
want to remove and click the remove button. Once the device has been
removed a text balloon will pop-up advising that it is now safe to remove
the device.

Also, do not want Quick time and Real
Player on my bottom taskbar....but apparently got loaded by AOL. How do I
move them off the taskbar and what impact would it have??
Click to expand...

If AOHedbl hockey sticks installed them and you don't want them nor need
them, uninstall them via Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove
Programs. If you want them open the applications and look in their
options/preferences for any setting/s that are checked to run at start and
uncheck the box/es.


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GB-XP User said:
What is this? Is this from Microsoft? Or is this some spyware or virus
activator that got dropped into my PC ? Also, do not want Quick time and Real
Player on my bottom taskbar....but apparently got loaded by AOL. How do I
move them off the taskbar and what impact would it have??
Click to expand...
 
First, be aware that the Windows XP task bar has a "Notification Area"
where it usually displays the time and icons for SOME running
applications (as determined by the APPLICATION'S developers). It also
has the OPTION to include a QuickLAUNCH area/toolbar for some
application shortcuts.

A "Remove Hardware Safely" icon in the notification area is usually the
result of a removable storage device being attached to the computer.
These MAY include USB flash drives, external hard drives attached to a
USB or Firewire port, a digital camera or an adapter for digital camera
memory chips. Use of the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon directs the
computer that you wish to detach the removeable storage device and that
it should complete the process of writing any information on that
device. IF the device is detached while the computer has not completed
the process of writing data to it some of the VITAL indexing areas in
the storage device could be corrupted and ALL OF THE DATA on the device
COULD be lost.

For any "Notification Area" applications you don't wish to start when
your computer is started open their window and look for "Options" or
"Preferences" in their menu system. These items might be on the
application's "Tools", "View" or even "Edit" menu. Once the "Options" or
"Preferences" pop-up is displayed look for check boxes or option buttons
for things to de-select like "Launch MP3 player when Windows starts". If
you are able to determine that the player doesn't offer these options
you may have to select "Run..." after clicking the task bar's "Start"
button and type "MSCONFIG" in the resulting pop-up. On the "System
Configuration" pop-up's "Start Up" tab you will be able to de-select
unwanted startup applications, BUT be aware that a few applications will
re-establish themselves on that list if you don't utilize the preference
settings withing the application itself.

Note that some anti-virus applications will launch instant messenger
applications IF the anti-virus is set to scan instant messages. If you
anti-virus is set up this way you might not be able to close the instant
messenger application without shutting down your operating system.
 
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