Re: Disable networking icon in system tray

On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:37:20 GMT, "Detlev Dreyer"
<detdreyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"RalfG" <itsnotme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hmmm, worked here while the ethernet connection is active.

Yep. However, the OP means the icon with the red cross (disconnected).
Excerpt from the original posting:

| and don't want to see a system tray icon telling me that there is no
| ethernet cable plugged into my laptop.

And that icon appears when *disconnected* although the "Show Icon..."
checkbox is not ticked in almost all cases. The tooltip confirms that
the adapter is unplugged.

Some systems may have a second icon in the tray representing an
internet gateway (ie. router connection). It looks just the same as
the network adapter icon and can show up even if the network connection
icon is disabled. The gateway tray icon can be removed in the same way
as the ethernet icon, provided that the router/internet gateway is
being displayed in Network Connections.

Well, the "Internet Connection" tray icon doesn't have a red cross
usually and the tooltip shows a different text (eg. Internet Connection
17.6 MBit/s).

Strange.

I have four different computers using Win 2003 Server, Windows XP MCE,
Winows XP Professional, AND Windows XP Home - and I can turn the icon
off IN EVERY VERSION whether something is connected or not, using
exactly what they suggested - telling it to not display the Icon.
This from four different OSs, on everything from a laptop to server.

Given that, I'd say they were right and you are wrong.

.

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