Open taskbar and start menu properties.
Click on Taskbar tab. Make sure that "hide inactive icons" is checked.
Click on 'Customize..."
Click on "safely remove hardware" and select "Hide when inactive".
You probably do not want to completely prevent this icon from appearing.
It's there for a purpose.
Same about "optimize for quick removal" - don't change it, if not sure.
Regards,
-- pa
"JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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> I just installed plugged-in and ecternal harddrive with Vista Home Basic
> SP2.
> The moment I plugged in the USB an icon appeared in the Notification area:
> 'Safely Remove Hardware'.
> I'ver notice a setting in the properties of the drive that
> 'Optimize for quick removal' is checked but I'm not sure if changing this
> will prevent the iceopn from appearing.
> How can I prevent this icon from appearing?
>
> Thanks,
> James