diabled icon in lower right part of taskbar

Posted: 07-13-2003, 02:48 PM

steve4454

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I recently bought a new computer. It came with two network slots. One is
built into the motherboard and the other is on a separate card. I am using
the separate card and it connects just fine. The problem is that the
onboard slot is displayed in the lower right part of the taskbar with a red
X through it to indicate that Local Area Connection 2 is unplugged. I know
it is and it is going to stay that way since I am going to continue to use
the other network slot.

My question is, Is there a way to keep this "error message" from being
displayed? If I double click the icon, it opens a dialog box for Network
Connections. If I go to the one that is unplugged and right click it, I
could choose to disable it or to remove it from the bridge. Should I try
one of these?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

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Re: diabled icon in lower right part of taskbar

Posted: 07-13-2003, 02:51 PM

Hi Steve,

Control Panel/system/hardware tab/device manager, expand the network adapter
branch, click on the unused connector, then on action/disable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"steve4454" <lariveesl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I recently bought a new computer. It came with two network slots. One is
> built into the motherboard and the other is on a separate card. I am

using

> the separate card and it connects just fine. The problem is that the
> onboard slot is displayed in the lower right part of the taskbar with a

red

> X through it to indicate that Local Area Connection 2 is unplugged. I

know

> it is and it is going to stay that way since I am going to continue to use
> the other network slot.
>
> My question is, Is there a way to keep this "error message" from being
> displayed? If I double click the icon, it opens a dialog box for Network
> Connections. If I go to the one that is unplugged and right click it, I
> could choose to disable it or to remove it from the bridge. Should I try
> one of these?
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>

steve4454

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Re: diabled icon in lower right part of taskbar

Posted: 07-13-2003, 03:02 PM

Thanks a lot! Worked just fine.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi Steve,
>
> Control Panel/system/hardware tab/device manager, expand the network

adapter

> branch, click on the unused connector, then on action/disable.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "steve4454" <lariveesl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:jjeQa.52404$H17.15197@sccrnsc02...
> > I recently bought a new computer. It came with two network slots. One

> > built into the motherboard and the other is on a separate card. I am
> using
> > the separate card and it connects just fine. The problem is that the
> > onboard slot is displayed in the lower right part of the taskbar with a
> red
> > X through it to indicate that Local Area Connection 2 is unplugged. I
> know
> > it is and it is going to stay that way since I am going to continue to

use

> > the other network slot.
> >
> > My question is, Is there a way to keep this "error message" from being
> > displayed? If I double click the icon, it opens a dialog box for

Network

> > Connections. If I go to the one that is unplugged and right click it, I
> > could choose to disable it or to remove it from the bridge. Should I

try

> > one of these?
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> >
>
>

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