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"JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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>I just installed plugged-in and ecternal harddrive with Vista Home Basic
>SP2.
> The moment I plugged in the USB an icon appeared in the Notification area:
> 'Safely Remove Hardware'.
> I'ver notice a setting in the properties of the drive that
> 'Optimize for quick removal' is checked but I'm not sure if changing this
> will prevent the iceopn from appearing.
> How can I prevent this icon from appearing?
>
> Thanks,
> James[/color]