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    Shortcut for "Safely Remove Hardware"

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by cha, Nov 19, 2008.

  1. cha

    cha Notebook Deity

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    I've been using Object Dock for quite some time, and one it's features is to hide the Windows taskbar once it starts up.

    I've gotten used to working without that taskbar, but one thing I can't seem to figure out is how to safely remove hardware without clicking it's icon in the taskbar. Is there any hot key to do so? Or is there a way to place the safely remove hardware icon in object dock?
     
    cha, Nov 19, 2008
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  2. goofball

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    create a shortcut for

    RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll
     
    goofball, Nov 19, 2008
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  3. cha

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    Wow thanks it did work :) Much appreciated
     
    cha, Nov 19, 2008
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    killeraardvark Notebook Evangelist

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    I would recommend turning the system off if removing the video card.
     
    killeraardvark, Nov 19, 2008
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    Oh I'm not removing the Video card killeraardvark.

    I use this feature a lot when plugging in USB flash drives and swapping my smart bay accessories around :)
     
    cha, Nov 19, 2008
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  6. killeraardvark

    killeraardvark Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL. Sorry for the confusion but I was trying to make a funny... -FAILED-
     
    killeraardvark, Nov 19, 2008
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