How to remove the "Safely Remove Hardware Icon"?

[Player1.]

How do I remove the "Safely Remove Hardware Icon" in the notification area of the taskbar? It's there all the time, and only if I safely removes the hardware that it warns me about will it go away, but I don't wanna remove my hardware, I'm using it. Besides it's there again as soon as i plug the hardware in.

Cheers

Edited July 10, 2005 by Player1.

[Delprat]

Choose one solution :

1)

right click on taskbar

select "properties"

check "hide unactive icons" at the bottom

click "customize"

select the "safely remove hardware" line

choose "always hide" in the drop-down list

click OK twice

2)

right click on "my computer" on desktop

select "manage"

select "device manager" in the left tree

expand the "USB controller" category on the right tree

double-click the "root USB hub" where your "always on" device is connected

in the last tab ("power management"), uncheck the "allow to shutdown" checkbox

click OK and close the "device manager"

reboot

bye

[Player1.]

Thank you very much, that worked wonderful. I tried the first one myself before i read your post, but that wasn't satisfying, there were still those arrows, the second way out worked much better.

Cheers

Edited July 10, 2005 by Player1.

[Player1.]

And now it for some odd reason stopped working again. I Just don't get it.

The "Safely Remove Hardware" IS BACK!!!

Cheers

Edited July 10, 2005 by Player1.