"Safely Remove Hardware" in sys tray

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Gary Pierson

How do I get rid of the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in
my system tray. I added a DSL modem over 2 months ago and
it won't go away and I cannot delete it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated... small
insignificant things annoy me... But Help is appreciated.

Thanks, Gary

I run Window XP Home Edition current with all updates.
 
Gary Pierson said:
How do I get rid of the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in
my system tray. I added a DSL modem over 2 months ago and
it won't go away and I cannot delete it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated... small
insignificant things annoy me... But Help is appreciated.

Thanks, Gary

I run Window XP Home Edition current with all updates.
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That message is there for a reason. Not being familiar
with your hardware I cannot tell you the reason.
 
"Gary Pierson" said in news:[email protected]:
How do I get rid of the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in
my system tray. I added a DSL modem over 2 months ago and
it won't go away and I cannot delete it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated... small
insignificant things annoy me... But Help is appreciated.

Thanks, Gary

I run Window XP Home Edition current with all updates.
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Is the DSL modem connected to a USB port? Do you have something else
plugged into the USB port? If you double-click on the tray icon, does it
list what devices it is monitoring (and to let you stop them before
unplugging them) or what USB devices aren't working?
 
Gary said:
How do I get rid of the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in
my system tray. I added a DSL modem over 2 months ago and
it won't go away and I cannot delete it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated... small
insignificant things annoy me... But Help is appreciated.

Thanks, Gary

I run Window XP Home Edition current with all updates.
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You can hide it. Right-click an open area of the taskbar, click
PROPERTIES|CUSTOMIZE.
 
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