Re: "Safely remove hardware" icon is missinbg

Try runnign this command (Start>Run):

RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll

That should open the hotplug.dll. Then make sure that "Show Unplug/Eject icon on the taskbar" is checked. If that doesn't work go through the Control Panel Add/Remove Hardware and select the "Uninstall/Unplug a device" option and follow right through to the last screen, there you will be shown an option to have the icon in the taskbar. Tip: If you use the Add/Remove hardware option, you have to have something to unplug in order to make it to the last screen where the option can be unabled. Using the rundll32 method opens the hotplug.dll even if no devices are attached.

John

Jyeshta wrote:
Hi,

I have an external USB hard drive but the "Safely Remove Hardware"
icon is missing from System Tray even after rebooting. How would I
get that back? I really don't want to damage my external drive.

Western Digital, the hard drive's manufacturer suggested searching the
Microsoft Knowledge Base but my search didn't yield any results.

Running Windows 2000 Pro with all service packs and critical updates.
Thank you so much to anyone who could offer some advice.

Gail
.

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