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Given below is an extract from an old AI mail. Hope it will be useful for all. I am actively using it on Win Xp and Win7. Create a Shortcut or Hotkey for the Safely Remove Hardware Dialog If you often use removable USB devices like a flash drive, you are probably already familiar with the ?Safely Remove Hardware? icon that sits in the system tray. The problem for many people is that the icon is tiny, and clicking it just right to bring up the menu is a pain. Can't we just make a shortcut to bring up the dialog? Of course you can, and it's really quite easy. Easier than trying to click the tiny icon in the tray, at least? Update: This has been successfully tested on Windows 7 as well. Create a Shortcut to the Safely Remove Hardware Dialog Right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose New \ Shortcut: Then paste in the following into the location box: block quote RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll block quote end Give it a name, and you'll have a shortcut icon? ?that will pull up the Safely Remove Hardware dialog. Assign a Shortcut Key If you want to assign a shortcut key to this dialog, you can right-click the icon and open the properties dialog, then go to the Shortcut tab. Add in the shortcut key and close the dialog. As long as the shortcut is on your desktop you shouldn't have to restart anything for the hotkey to work. You can also move the shortcut to another folder, for instance your quick launch bar. Tip: If you add the shortcut to the Windows Vista quick launch bar, you can use the built-in hotkeys instead of bothering to assign one manually. VS This Message was sent from Indian Oil Messaging Gateway, Refineries HQ, New Delhi, India. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
