STRANGE NOTIFICATION

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From: MooGooGaiPan (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/18/04


Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 18:35:27 -0700

Click on Start, Settings, Taskbar & Start Menu, check the
box marked Hide Inactive Icons, hit Customize and you'll
get an option to hide it . . . or you could just ignore it
as it's not hurting anything . . . Good Luck !

>-----Original Message-----
>i just reformatted my HD and installed windows XP. i
>have a wireless network adapter plugged into my 1st USB
>port. a notification appears on my taskbar next to the
>clock whenever this network adapter is plugged into my
>USB port. the notification looks like a green arrow next
>to some generic piece of hardware. when i right click on
>the notification the only option i'm given reads: "safely
>remove hardware". when i click on that a window pops up
>giving me the option to disable my network adapter so
>that it can be safely removed. the problem is--i don't
>want to remove it!
>
>can anyone tell me why XP all of a sudden thinks i want
>to remove my USB hardware? furthermore, can anyone tell
>me how to get rid of this pesky little notification?
>
>thank you so much for your help-matt
>.
>



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