Re: "Safely remove hardware" icon is missinbg

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Hi John,

I'm kind of afraid to try the Add/Remove method for fear I'll mess
something up. I take it I would be removing the external drive, which
is the only USB device I have? Many, many thanks.

Gail


On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:22:59 -0400, John John <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Usually the icon appears in the Systray, next to the clock. Try via the
Control panel Add/Remove hardware and try ejecting it there and see if
things change.

Jyeshta wrote:

Hi John,


On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:50:35 -0400, John John <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


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.



I did this, and the item was already checked. Where does the icon
appear, on the SysTray, Taskbar, or the expandable little row of icons
to the left of the Taskbar? I'll check all three next time I plug in
the external drive, but I thought I already had checked everywhere for
it. Thank you so much, again. I'll plug in the drive and check for
the icon and try your alternate method ASAP and post back my results.

Thank you!

Gail



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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