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Safely remove hardware icon

  • 29-04-2007 3:38am
    #1
    Carlimited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭


    How do you get rid of this annoying "Safely Remove Hardware" icon, without actually removing the hardware? :confused:


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  • #2
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    why would you want to get rid of it??? its not exactly annoying


  • #3
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Probably best to leave it unhide. You can use the 'hide when inactive' option under the options for the taskbar (right click taskbar, click Customize and then set the option beside Safely Remove hardware.


  • #4
    Carlimited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭Carlimited


    Ruu wrote:
    Probably best to leave it unhide. You can use the 'hide when inactive' option under the options for the taskbar (right click taskbar, click Customize and then set the option beside Safely Remove hardware.



    Well, that's an option, but then I get the stupid little "arrow" icon, that tells me I have "hidden icons"! I can't stand having anything there actually (except the clock). Any other suggestions on how I can get rid of the arrow now? LOL :cool:


  • #5
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Carlimited wrote:
    Well, that's an option, but then I get the stupid little "arrow" icon, that tells me I have "hidden icons"! I can't stand having anything there actually (except the clock). Any other suggestions on how I can get rid of the arrow now? LOL :cool:

    As far as I know the only way is to right-click the notification area, and selecting Properties. Under the Notification area heading, click Customize notifications. Find the Safely Remove Hardware icon and select Always hide from the dropdown list in the behavior column next to it (press Apply and OK to back out.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #6
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    i think in xp pro you can use gpedit.msc to remove the systray, but you lose the time too


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  • #7
    Carlimited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭Carlimited


    gadgetman496 wrote:
    As far as I know the only way is to right-click the notification area, and selecting Properties. Under the Notification area heading, click Customize notifications. Find the Safely Remove Hardware icon and select Always hide from the dropdown list in the behavior column next to it (press Apply and OK to back out.



    I tried that already, but of course, no luck. I guess I'll just live with the stupid icon. Thanks anyway! :D


  • #8
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Right click the notification area
    customize notifications
    click on the behaviour for a dropdown
    select always hide


  • #9
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Carlimited wrote:
    How do you get rid of this annoying "Safely Remove Hardware" icon, without actually removing the hardware? :confused:

    These reputable XP tweaks have all been developed by Doug Knox.

    Hide all Notification Area Icons:
    Download Here

    Undo Hide all Notification Icons:
    Download Here

    Hide System Clock:
    Download Here

    Undo Hide System Clock:
    Download Here

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #10
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    If it's Windows XP you're using then download TweakUI from the XP Powertools page and install it.

    Go to Taskbar and Start Menu options as shown here
    tweakuixg2.jpg
    and uncheck Show taskbar notification icons. That will remove all icons, and the little arrow for hidden icons, and only leave the clock. It's a handy tool for removing all sorts of other Windows annoyances too, though personally I like having a few certain icons visible down there.


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