Harold, I know I've said this before, but you just can't "delete" things you don't want on your PC, especially when they are part OF Windows. ;-) That "badge" icon is the Windows Security Center (you do mean "center" and not "system", right?), and while I don't see much use for it, the proper way to turn it off is under XP's Services since it is a "Service". Just disable it from there, or better yet put in on "Manual" then it will only start if you ever need to open it. It's not any AV software nor a firewall. It basically just tells you what you already know, and that is if you have any AV software installed, and if the firewall is enabled. (That's going from memory because SpyBot screwed mine up, but since I don't need it I didn't worry about it).
Anytime you have a firewire or USB storage device connected, you'll have that other icon in the system tray. It also sometimes shows up there with 3rd party HD controllers. You don't want to remove that. Even if the USB and firewire devices are hot-pluggable, there are many times types of "read and write cacheing" going on (like with compact flash and similar cards, thumb drive devices for only two examples) and if you just physically remove or disconnect them it can damage the media if you don't "Safely remove hardware" first. This can ALSO take place even if in the Device Manager you have the box for the device checked "Optimize for quick removal". -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold B." Hello again, Using Windows XP on a Compaq and using AVG and ZoneAlarm along with Ad-aware, Spybot, etc. to protect the system, and having heard that it is not wise to use multiple vir*s protectors, I deleted what is called here, "Windows Security System". I see no adverse effects but the "Windows Security Alerts" icon remains on the System Tray. It looks like a small red badge with a white x on it. Does anyone know where in the system I can remove that icon OR, is there any program that removes "stubborn" icons from the System Tray? While I'm at it, there is also an icon there called "Safely Remove Hardware" and when open, there are two icons listed both reading "USB Mass Storage Device" (which contrary to the name, "Safely Remove Hardware," will never stay removed). Since nothing else ever appears in that "Safely Remove Hardware" window, I might use the above mentioned System Tray "stubborn icon remover" (if there is one) to also remove that "Safely Remove Hardware" icon. I'd be happy to keep just three icons in that System Tray (AVG, ZoneAlarm, and the internet connection; I don't count the clock as an icon). --- Harold ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
