Safely Remove Hardware Icon

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How do I get rid of this???? Keeps telling me that USB Mass Storage Device
can safely be removed from my system????

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I know that is in easy work around, biut my question is why is it appearing
in lower right corner, never had it before

"Malke" wrote:

> avispon wrote:
>
> > How do I get rid of this???? Keeps telling me that USB Mass Storage
> > Device can safely be removed from my system????
>
> You can't "get rid" of it (you wouldn't want to), but you can hide it if
> seeing it bothers you. Right-click the Notification area (System Tray)
> and select Properties. Under the Notification Area heading, click
> Customize. Find the Safely Remove Hardware icon and select "Always
> Hide" in the Behavior column next to it. Apply and OK out.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

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I never had this icon before !!!!

"Quaoar" wrote:

> avispon wrote:
> > I know that is in easy work around, biut my question is why is it
> > appearing in lower right corner, never had it before
> >
> > "Malke" wrote:
> >
> >> avispon wrote:
> >>
> >>> How do I get rid of this???? Keeps telling me that USB Mass Storage
> >>> Device can safely be removed from my system????
> >>
> >> You can't "get rid" of it (you wouldn't want to), but you can hide
> >> it if seeing it bothers you. Right-click the Notification area
> >> (System Tray) and select Properties. Under the Notification Area
> >> heading, click Customize. Find the Safely Remove Hardware icon and
> >> select "Always Hide" in the Behavior column next to it. Apply and OK
> >> out.
> >>
> >> Malke
> >> --
> >> Elephant Boy Computers
> >> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> >> "Don't Panic!"
> >> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
> OK, click on the icon and view the items listed! You have obviously
> added some kind of removable device. Get with the program! Clicking on
> the icon is not DEATH!
>
> Q
>
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