"Safely Remove Hardware" in sys tray

"Gary Pierson" said in news:1fb901c3e08d$a93d8e20$a001280a@phx.gbl:

> 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.

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?

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Gary Pierson wrote:

>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.
>
>

You can hide it. Right-click an open area of the taskbar, click
PROPERTIES|CUSTOMIZE.

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