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Dan Cordoba

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Aug 26, 2009, 1:41:02 PM8/26/09
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What registry fix is required to have the Safely Remove Hardware button
restored to the system tray?
Thank you.
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Dan Cordoba

Bob Lucas

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Aug 26, 2009, 5:15:27 PM8/26/09
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The "Safely Remove Hardware button" will not be present, until a
USB or PCMCIA device has been plugged in. The button should
appear, as soon as you plug in a relevant device.

If you have plugged in a device that requires removal, right
click on an empty area of the Taskbar. Then, click on
Properties. Is there a check in the "Hide inactive icons" box?
If so, you can either:

a) Uncheck the box or

b) Click on Customize - and configure the device list. Set
the "Safely Remove Hardware button" to "Always Show".

However, it is not unusual for icons to go missing from the
Notification area in Win XP. If the previous suggestions don't
resolve the problem, try the tweak at
www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm (Line 53, left hand side).


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ju.c

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Aug 26, 2009, 11:48:21 PM8/26/09
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Repairing the "HotPlug Manager" (Safely Remove Hardware)

Copy and paste this line into the Run box:
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll


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John Wunderlich

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Aug 27, 2009, 6:03:49 PM8/27/09
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=?Utf-8?B?RGFuIENvcmRvYmE=?= <DanCo...@discussions.microsoft.com>
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> What registry fix is required to have the Safely Remove Hardware
> button restored to the system tray?
> Thank you.

See line 5, left column in Kelly's Korner:

"Restore Safely Remove Hardware Icon"
<http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm"

HTH,
John

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