These only removing the icon by loading another program.
Is there a registry hack??

James

"Spirit" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
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> Hide or Remove :
> [url]http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/05/06/hide-or-remove-safely-remove-hardware-tray-icon/[/url]
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> [url]http://blog.ryantadams.com/2008/10/27/hide-the-safely-remove-hardware-icon-from-the-system-tray/[/url]
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> [url]http://alanedwardes.com/posts/removing-the-safely-remove-hardware-icon/[/url]
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> [url]http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/598/hide-the-safely-remove-hardware-icon-from-system-tray/[/url]
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> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
> news:eom7Jw58JHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>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]
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