USB icons don't show up

[Guest wdk]

I'm getting no USB icons in the systray when I plug something in. Everything

works OK, but then I have no way of stopping the item before I unplug. So I

just go ahead and unplug it. I get a little "pop" noise, but no error

messages.

[Guest dpacovski]

RE: USB icons don't show up

 

 

 

"wdk" wrote:

> I'm getting no USB icons in the systray when I plug something in. Everything

> works OK, but then I have no way of stopping the item before I unplug. So I

> just go ahead and unplug it. I get a little "pop" noise, but no error

> messages.

 

same as me mate,

 

i installed my digital camera drivers succesfully. it saids hardware is now

ready to use and i cant see the icons but it makes the popping noise. please

helps us!

[Guest RalfG]

Re: USB icons don't show up

 

You mean the Safely Remove Hardware icon is missing? If some of your system

tray icons do not appear when the computer boots up, try logging off then

immediately log back on again as the same user. If nothing else is wrong the

missing icons should appear. At least until the next reboot.

 

"wdk" <wdk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A2A2EACB-26BD-48B2-9100-D4DDD6C182B4@microsoft.com...

> I'm getting no USB icons in the systray when I plug something in.

> Everything

> works OK, but then I have no way of stopping the item before I unplug. So

> I

> just go ahead and unplug it. I get a little "pop" noise, but no error

> messages.

[Guest wdk]

RE: USB icons don't show up

 

Wonder if that's some new Windows thing where you don't have to do it any

more?

That would be great! I'm gonna search the knowlege base.

"dpacovski" wrote:

>

>

> "wdk" wrote:

>

> > I'm getting no USB icons in the systray when I plug something in. Everything

> > works OK, but then I have no way of stopping the item before I unplug. So I

> > just go ahead and unplug it. I get a little "pop" noise, but no error

> > messages.

>

> same as me mate,

>

> i installed my digital camera drivers succesfully. it saids hardware is now

> ready to use and i cant see the icons but it makes the popping noise. please

> helps us!

[Guest wdk]

Re: USB icons don't show up

 

No, that doesn't work. Every time I log on, I get the same thing.

 

"RalfG" wrote:

> You mean the Safely Remove Hardware icon is missing? If some of your system

> tray icons do not appear when the computer boots up, try logging off then

> immediately log back on again as the same user. If nothing else is wrong the

> missing icons should appear. At least until the next reboot.

>

> "wdk" <wdk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:A2A2EACB-26BD-48B2-9100-D4DDD6C182B4@microsoft.com...

> > I'm getting no USB icons in the systray when I plug something in.

> > Everything

> > works OK, but then I have no way of stopping the item before I unplug. So

> > I

> > just go ahead and unplug it. I get a little "pop" noise, but no error

> > messages.

>

>

>

[Guest Uncle Grumpy]

Re: USB icons don't show up

 

wdk <wdk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Wonder if that's some new Windows thing where you don't have to do it any

>more?

 

The only time disconnecting a USB device might be a problem is if

Windows is trying to write to it or access it.

 

Otherwise, disconnect at will

[Guest Tony Luxton]

Re: USB icons don't show up

 

Click Start, Run, and type "control hotplug.dll" (without the quotes). Then

click OK. You may find the icon comes back. If not, create a shortcut with

the same command.

 

HTH Tony.

 

"wdk" <wdk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> No, that doesn't work. Every time I log on, I get the same thing.

>

> "RalfG" wrote:

>

>> You mean the Safely Remove Hardware icon is missing? If some of your

>> system

>> tray icons do not appear when the computer boots up, try logging off then

>> immediately log back on again as the same user. If nothing else is wrong

>> the

>> missing icons should appear. At least until the next reboot.

>>

>> "wdk" <wdk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:A2A2EACB-26BD-48B2-9100-D4DDD6C182B4@microsoft.com...

>> > I'm getting no USB icons in the systray when I plug something in.

>> > Everything

>> > works OK, but then I have no way of stopping the item before I unplug.

>> > So

>> > I

>> > just go ahead and unplug it. I get a little "pop" noise, but no error

>> > messages.

>>

>>

>>