I am a little curious why someone would want to do this?

This is how to hide ALL Icons in SysTray :

[url]http://samanathon.com/registry-hack-hide-all-icons-in-the-notification-area-system-tray/[/url]

and :

Enable hot-plug filter & hide safe-remove icon x86
Add & Set this key :

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\xfilt\Parameter0"
To DWORD value "0x80000000"

Enable hot-plug filter & hide safe-remove icon x64
Add & Set this key :

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\xfiltx64\Parameter0"
To DWORD value "0x80000000"

also from Via :

1. To Enable hot-plug filter but hide safe-remove icon ( i386 platform ):
Add and set registry:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\xfilt\Parameter0"
To DWORD value "0x80000000"

2. To enable hot-plug filter and also shows safe-remove icon ( i386
platform ):
Add and set registry
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\xfilt\Parameter0"
To DWORD value "0x80000001"

3. To Enable hot-plug filter but hide safe-remove icon ( x64 platform ):
Add and set registry:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\xfiltx64\Parameter0"
To DWORD value "0x80000000"

4. To enable hot-plug filter and also shows safe-remove icon ( x64
platform ):
Add and set registry
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\xfiltx64\Parameter0"
To DWORD value "0x80000001"

5. To disable hot-plug filter, set "Parameter0" to zero value.


"JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
news:uRX0vPB9JHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> These only removing the icon by loading another program.
> Is there a registry hack??
>
> James
>
> "Spirit" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
> news:ee7d4hA9JHA.5780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Hide or Remove :
>> [url]http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/05/06/hide-or-remove-safely-remove-hardware-tray-icon/[/url]
>>
>> [url]http://blog.ryantadams.com/2008/10/27/hide-the-safely-remove-hardware-icon-from-the-system-tray/[/url]
>>
>> [url]http://alanedwardes.com/posts/removing-the-safely-remove-hardware-icon/[/url]
>>
>> [url]http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/598/hide-the-safely-remove-hardware-icon-from-system-tray/[/url]
>>
>> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
>> news:eom7Jw58JHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>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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