Safely Remove Hardware

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Robert Perry <Robert Perry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I recently upgraded the operating system of an older Compaq Presario laptop
>from Windows Me to Windows XP Home Edition. Now there is a icon in the system
>notification area of the taskbar entitled "Safely Remove Hardware". When I
>click on the icon, the dialog lists one item: Microsoft ACPI-Compliant
>Control Method Battery. The only way I've found to remove the icon is to stop
>the listed device, but doing so disables the system power meter. I've
>upgraded to all the latest drives from the HP website, and I've applied of
>the latest updates for Windows XP, yet the icon remains.
>
>How can I permanently remove this icon?

You can only hide the icon via the Properties of the Taskbar >
Customize Notifications.

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