Windows XP: Safely remove hardware icon missing
missing icon
by hrlow2 - 11/2/08 4:33 AM In reply to: Normal behaviour, however. by clcdanRight click on taskbar,click on Properties, click on customize at bottom,scroll down to past items,find Safely Remove,go to right to dropdown,click always show,apply,close.
HP USB Printer
by bgcomputers - 11/22/08 3:22 AM In reply to: icon by MKayI have now determined that this problem on my system is related to my HP Printer which uses the USP port. After unplugging it and 2 reboots the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon appears and stays, as long as a USB device is plugged in. Once I plug my printer back up the problem starts again. Yes, I have downloaded the latest device driver from HP and it has not helped.
This works
by vmconvi - 6/24/05 12:50 PM In reply to: Safely remove hardware icon missing by GrytaGoogle Windowx XP A to Z
Search for "Safely Remove Hardware"
Follow the instructions.
This works, update
by vmconvi - 6/24/05 12:53 PM In reply to: This works by vmconviSorry, there's a typo there...
Website is "Windows XP A to Z"
Website location is:
http://www/softwaretipsandtricks.com/windowsxp/articles/573/1/Windows-XP-FAQ-S
Hope this helps -- worked for me!
Typo?
by clcdan - 6/25/08 5:39 PM In reply to: This works, update by vmconviYou did not have a typo in your first post here. But, your URL is WRONG. change he '/' after the 'www' to a '.' and you have something cool there! An actual "URL". That actually works.
Wow! It did work.
by mbtaggart - 7/2/08 3:19 PM In reply to: This works by vmconviSome of the language was different, but I was able to find the final page I needed, and sure enough the icon popped into view.
The icon came back for one device. Apparently the system is using the other one and it told me to try again later.
But thanks for that website! Now that XP has been thrown under a bus, it's good to know there is a knowledgeable community!
Thanks so much!
Safely remove hardware icon missing
by shekharsway1 - 6/17/07 9:59 PM In reply to: Safely remove hardware icon missing by GrytaHello
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type "Devmgmt.msc" in the Open box with out quotes, and then click OK.
3. On the Action menu, click Scan for hardware changes. This causes Windows to recognize new devices.
You will find Mass harware device With a red X.
Pleae enable it, click OK.
4. Close Device Manager and Control Panel.
By doing these steps your "Safe Remove Hardware" will be back in taskbar.
Chandrashekhar
One man's cieling is another man's bag of oranges?
by clcdan - 6/25/08 5:29 PM In reply to: Safely remove hardware icon missing by shekharsway1Although you may have had the experience of seeing a Red(? Highly doubtful) mark next to Mass(? again, what?) USB devices, we and Ihave not. Did what you suggested, but as there are NO PROBLEMS with any DEVICES - just the icon is missing when devices are plugged in - your solution does not mean anything. For this problem.
You 'did' check the date of this discussion?
by MarkFlax
- 6/26/08 5:22 AM
In reply to: One man's cieling is another man's bag of oranges? by clcdan
After some 3 years I feel everyone here may have moved on.
Mark
Not everyone has moved on
by mbtaggart - 7/2/08 3:29 PM In reply to: You 'did' check the date of this discussion? by MarkFlax
I'm a home XP user who has just started to use external devices to manage what has become an awful lot of data. I'm glad this thread was still here, because it gave me a quick and accurate answer.
Safely remove hardware icon found
by pas_uob - 9/3/07 4:47 AM In reply to: Safely remove hardware icon missing by GrytaI had the same problem with an external hard drive. The "Safely remove hardware icon" always used to show, then suddenly went missing. I went into the external hard drive's properties (through My computer). Under the "Hardware" tab, I selected the external hard drive and clicked "Properties". Under the "Policies" tab, there are two options: "Optimize for quick removal" or "Optimize for performance". The former suppresses the "Safely remove hardware icon" so you don't have to use it. Selecting the 2nd option requires a reboot but, once completed, the "Safely remove hardware icon" reappears.
Not at all clear why/how the first option abruptly became selected - but such are the joys of working with Windows.
Try this...it worked for me.
by paisleybuddie - 9/30/08 6:13 AM In reply to: Safely remove hardware icon missing by GrytaIf you've seen the "Safely remove hardware icon" before, but it no longer appears, this method may work.
Under Windows XP, right-click on the system tray (where the clock is).
Ensure that "Lock the Taskbar" is not ticked.
Select "Properties" and the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" window is displayed.
Under the "Taskbar" tab, check the "Hide inactive icons" box.
The "Customize..." button is now active.
Click "Customize..." and the "Customize Notifications" window is displayed.
Scroll down to the "Past Items" group and you should see the "Safely Remove Hardware" option.
Set this to the required value, then click "OK.
The method described above may not work if the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon is shown as a folder rather than the correct icon. Try this fix:
1) With a USB drive inserted right click on the drive in "My Computer" and select "Properties" then "Hardware"
2) Click on your hardware in the list and select "Properties" again.
(Alternatively you can double click on the drive in Control Panel>System Properties>Device Manager>Disk Drives)
3) Click on "Policies". Normally the "Optimize for quick removal" button will be active - but don't change this. Instead click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" link in "Optimize for performance"
4) Again select your hardware and click "Stop". Click "OK". This will stop your hardware and it can now be safely removed. This is a work around for the missing icon but you should not need to do it more than once - the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon should now appear normally in the Notification Area whenever ANY removable device is reinserted - hopefully for good.
5) Make sure that the icon is not hidden in "Customize Notifications" as described above. This has worked for a USB flash drive (thumb drive) in XP but might work for other removable hardware as well. (e.g. use this procedure with a USB drive to fix the missing icon for removable CD / DVD drive on a laptop)
Perhaps this might help
by cyberraks - 11/3/08 4:12 AM In reply to: Safely remove hardware icon missing by GrytaPerhaps this might help to getback the missing Safely remove hardware icon -
Normally, when you have a removable USB device installed, Windows displays a small icon in the notification area (the right most collection of icons) of your task bar:
If you hover your mouse over it you'll see it's tool-tip: "Safely Remove Hardware".
The purpose of "Safely Remove Hardware" is simple: it's how you tell Windows that you're about to remove a device so that Windows can finish whatever it needs to do with it. In the case of disks, for example, Windows flushes all disk buffers, avoiding things like potential corruption.
And that's the fear - if you remove something like a USB thumb drive
without first telling Windows, it's possible to corrupt the contents of the drive. In practice that doesn't happen often, but it's possible.
The problem is that occasionally, for reasons unknown, the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon can disappear. Even though there are devices installed that require it - it's nowhere to be found.
When this happens, what I've found is that you can click on Start, Run..., and type in:
RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll
And press OK.
That will bring up the "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog:
From this dialog you can click on the device you want to remove, and press Stop. Once Windows is done with it, you can then remove the device.
Of course a side effect I noticed when I did this was that the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon reappeared.
If it happens often enough, you can create a desktop shortcut for that geeky looking command.
Right click on your desktop, click on New, and then click on Shortcut. In the resulting dialog box enter that "RunDLL32" command listed above:
That will bring up the "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog:
Click on Next and change the name to "Safely Remove Hardware":
Now, whenever you need to remove hardware, and the icon isn't present on the taskbar notification area, you can simply double click on this new shortcut and get the job done.
Let me know if the above trick works, bye...
Change Icon for Safely Remove Shortcut
by jcraig2003 - 11/20/08 9:28 PM In reply to: Perhaps this might help by cyberraksI found this in another place:
http://blog.monkeyless.com/2006/03/12/safely-removing-hardware-when-the-icon-is-gone/
Right-Click on the shortcut, go to “Properties”, make sure the tab is in “Shortcut”, click on “Change Icon”, type in “hotplug.dll” (without the quotations), press enter, and voila, choose the familiar icon you’re SUPPOSED to see on your task bar in the first place!
(You may have to "Browse" to the folder where "hotplug.dll" is located, probably something like C:\windows\system32\hotplug.dll)
Safely Remove Hardware Alternatives
by jcraig2003 - 11/20/08 9:55 PM In reply to: Safely remove hardware icon missing by GrytaUSB Disk Ejector
http://quick.mixnmojo.com/usb-disk-ejector
or
Safely Remove
http://safelyremove.com
I like this one because there are times when Windows tells you it cannot stop the device, but doesn't give you any help.
If the device cannot be stopped, it will show you what is keeping it from stopping and try to stop the processes (at your request). Works for me.
Lifetime license is about $20 (maybe less)
How to get Safely Remove for FREE (one year license)
http://safelyremove.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32
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