safely remove hardware

[roger]

1.OfficeXP -
2.after a recent Update "Safely remove hardware" icon
appears on taskbar -
3.rt-click identifies "psc1200(DOT4USB)" -
4.Q: should I remove this hardware?, or simply Hide the
icon?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Post to the appropriate Windows/Hardware group for an answer.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, roger asked:

| 1.OfficeXP -
| 2.after a recent Update "Safely remove hardware" icon
| appears on taskbar -
| 3.rt-click identifies "psc1200(DOT4USB)" -
| 4.Q: should I remove this hardware?, or simply Hide the
| icon?

 

[Don MI]

1.OfficeXP -
2.after a recent Update "Safely remove hardware" icon
appears on taskbar -
3.rt-click identifies "psc1200(DOT4USB)" -
4.Q: should I remove this hardware?, or simply Hide the
icon?

As Milly states you are in the wrong newsgroup. May I suggest that you use
a newsreader such as Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups. In
Outlook Express add msnews.microsoft.com to the News accounts.

As to your question. Some USB devices must be disconnected from Windows
before you can safely physically disconnect the device's USB cable. Such
devices appear on the list for Safely Remove Hardware icon. If you ever
plan to unplug the USB cable for your device {while in Windows}, then you
use select the device from the Safely Remove Hardware list and disconnect it
from Windows. If you never plan to unplug the device while in Windows, the
you can hide the icon.

Don