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"Safely Remove Hardware" icon does not appear anymore
I am running WinXP Prof on a 1.6GHz/512MB/30GB fujitsu laptop. I use a Cisco Aironet 350 Series Wireless PCMCIA LAN adapter to access the wireless internet at my place. The Safely Remove Icon used to appear always while the card was inserted but now it does not appear anymore.
I am sure I have not changed anything which should result in this except maybe that during a recent Windows Update I found that an updated driver was available at the Windows Update site for this adapter so I installed it. I think (I am not sure!) that after installing that driver the "safely remove hardware" icon has vanished from the notification area!
Can anyone please help me get back the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon??
I am sure I have not changed anything which should result in this except maybe that during a recent Windows Update I found that an updated driver was available at the Windows Update site for this adapter so I installed it. I think (I am not sure!) that after installing that driver the "safely remove hardware" icon has vanished from the notification area!
Can anyone please help me get back the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon??
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CrazyOne
There might an option for the device to show the icon or not. Go into the Device Manager an locate the device and check its properties to see if there is an option.
ASKER
There is no option to display the icon in the properties of the adapter. This I had checked earlier. I will see what happens after rolling back the driver and update here.
thanks for your help!
thanks for your help!
Open Registry Editor (Regedit.exe)
Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values from the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
Open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe, and then click End Process.
In Task Manager, click File, click New Task, type explorer, and then click OK.
The safely remove hardware icon will be there.
ASKER
I rolled back the driver and the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon reappeared! This means that it was because of the new driver that the icon disppeared.
But does that mean that if I update the driver to the latest one I will have to make do without the "Safely Remove Hardware" support?
But does that mean that if I update the driver to the latest one I will have to make do without the "Safely Remove Hardware" support?
>>>But does that mean that if I update the driver to the latest one I will have to make do without the "Safely Remove Hardware" support?
Apparently unless sramesh2k solution works.
Apparently unless sramesh2k solution works.
Maybe with the new driver this icon isn't needed. Perhaps the new driver makes so you can remove it safely with any further steps
ASKER
Well here is the latest...
I updated the driver again to the one provided on the Windows Update site and surely after installing it the Safely Remove Hardware icon disappeared from the notification area.
I then deleted the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values from the registry key mentioned by sramesh2k, killed the explorer process and restarted it again but the icon did not appear!
So it seems that the problem lies with the updated driver and I'll just have to work with the old driver!
I updated the driver again to the one provided on the Windows Update site and surely after installing it the Safely Remove Hardware icon disappeared from the notification area.
I then deleted the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values from the registry key mentioned by sramesh2k, killed the explorer process and restarted it again but the icon did not appear!
So it seems that the problem lies with the updated driver and I'll just have to work with the old driver!
Or experiment with the new drivers and see if you can just remove the device. The new driver may allow you to do this. No need for the icon any more.
ASKER
well i can remove the pcmcia card in a "surprise remove" after installing the new drivers and there are no warnings from windows. But I think Ill stick with the old driver and the safely remove hardware icon since I have no problems with the old driver.
thanks all for your enthusiastic support!
thanks all for your enthusiastic support!
You are welcome. :>)