Thanks, Alan, that is exactly what I needed and for future reference. worked
perfectly.

"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
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> Try this command from Start-Run
>
> RUNDLL32.EXE shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll
>
> ...Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
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>
>
> On Fri, 9 May 2008 19:53:23 -0700, in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, "Nicdig" <Nic@nic.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi, I know that when you have a flash drive (for example) you must click
>>on
>>the icon on the system tray so that you can safetly remove it. The same
>>can
>>apply for many devices like cameras, music players, etc. My question is
>>this: I plugged in my mp3 player and downloaded the software from the
>>samsung web site (since I got this player without the installation CD)..
>>after I transferred a few songs, I closed the program and I wanted to
>>disconnect the unit from the pc safely BUT the icon was not anywhere to be
>>seen. My mp3 player says its charging only on the screen. Can I just
>>unplug
>>it and it will be fine? For future reference, what can I do when in doubt
>>of
>>unplugging something where the icon is not there to use. Maybe I am
>>missing
>>something? thanks in advance
>>Windows XP home edition sp2....
>>
>>