hey guys... is there a way to remove the "Local Area Connection ... A network cable is unplugged" icon from the taskbar ? ... either thru a reg patch or some reshacking?...
i dont want to be informed of when my bro switches off his comp... so i dont need to have this icon...

go to network connections, right click that connection and choose disable...all set!

hehe i dont want to disable the device... just not have displayed...
btw... quick reply

Check Virtual Plastic.

you can't...without an addin piece of software it seems

Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Right click for properties on your connection -> Uncheck the 'Show icon in notification area when connected'

Hope it helps!

Simply go into Network Connections, right click on the Connection and click disable, it doesn't hurt anything unless you use it.

Can't you just choose not to show the network connection in the Properties menu?
Or just make the tray icon an Always Hide.

The thing is it is used...
autohiding it works sometimes... but always returns after bro turns off his comp...

i want a perm solution that hides it no matter what...
connect or disconnected...
i dont wanna have to go into network connections and enable it everytime he wants to use the net etc...
anyway if there's a 3rd party software i'd like to know the name etc
thx guys

Go to the following

Start / Run > mmc

File / Add - Remove Snap-in

add the Group Policy Editor, and comfirm for local settings.

Next got to

User Configuration / Administrative Templates / Network / Network Connections, there change the setting for "Prohibit viewing status for an active connection."

didnt work... i dont mind seeing when its connected... just mainly when its disconnected...

looked interesting.. 'cept i don't seem to have a "group policy editor," but oh well.. (i prolly did something wrong somehow) i just wait for the little window to disappear when the card's enabled..

that only works when the connection has something plugged into it as stated before....

i found out that if your delete the resource of an MS program, it will work but not display the resource! i've deleted IE's and explorer's menus, the throbbers, etc. try reshacking %windir%\system32\netshell.dll and deleting icon #195 i hope this helped and im not responsible if you f*ck up your network

Try this;

How to Disable Media Sense for TCP/IP in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239924

You will still get the icon if the cable is removed - but this should prevent windows knowing if the line is active or not - and therefore not tell you that the other machine is no longer there.

do what was above said..


Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Right click for properties on your connection -> Uncheck the 'Show icon in notification area when connected'

since you dont want it disabled, just want not to be able to see it!

I guess people just do not understand the question/problem - He does not want to see when the other machine is disconnected. So I am guessing they are using a crossover cable - since if they were both connected to a hub/switch. This would not be an issue.

When his bro shuts down his machine. He sees the network not available icon in his systray (computer with red X). This is NOT the network available icon, which can be turned off by saying you do not want to see the icon when connected, etc..

The correct way to get what you want is to disable the media sense option - I gave link to Q article in previous post. This way your machine can not tell you the network is not available. And there it will not show you that network not available icon in your systray.

i tried it budman...
didnt work... still shows up...
thats for trying thou...

Using Home or Professional?

man, you people don't get it....unfortunately, it can't be done! and, the 'uncheck display on taskbar' box only works when the connection has something plugged into it as stated before.... !!

reshack netshell.dll

looong time ago, i changed the icon of the "disabled network" to other icon, but the icon didnt appear at all. but when i went to control panel, network connection. then explorer just freezed up

they dont get it because they dont read his problem carefully...
and for those who say "you can disable the connection if you dont want to see the icon":
what's the point of that? what if the person on the other side turn on the PC again? maybe he will be trying to message you,to send you something with no succes because of disabled connnction.So he will have to come into your room (or get dressed and come to you at 1:00am because he lives in opposite house) just to tell you "enable the connection because i wanna play Quake 3 with you"
Kinda LAME,isnt it?! THINK before you post please...

Ok... has anyone done it successfully?...
imo its just wasting space... and looks kinda ugly... i dont want/need to know when the other node is offline...
aleni wat dll, exe was it that you hacked?

at least let me change the icon ms...
>.<

he's talking about a LAN connection, when an ethernet cable is unplugged it will show the messege after using your tip too try reshacking it d00d!!!

so? did you try it??? or you don't post cuz your computer doesnt work anymore?

reshack what part?...
lol...
u'll telling me to reshack... but what exactly?

A Complete task to remove an infamous "Disabled Lan Connection" Icon.
===============================================
Fire up reshack and open c:\windows\system32\netshell.dll

+Icon Group
|
|
|
195
|
*1033

right click on that "1033" and click "Delete Resource [Icon Group : 195 : 1033]

save it as netshell.dll.mod

go to folder option, in View tab, tick "Show Hidden Files and Folders". and then untick "Hide extensions for known file types" and "Hide protected operating system files"

go to c:\windows\system32\dllcache

find netshell.dll there and delete it

check C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 as well. if u find netshell.dll in there, delete it too.

after that you have to EMPTYING YOUR RECYCLE BIN.
then

go to start, run, type "cmd" and then enter. then push "ctrl-shift-escape" end task "explorer.exe"

in command prompt. type

cd\
cd windows\system32
ren netshell.dll netshell.dll.org

wait for a moment, a dialog box appears, click cancel, and yes.

then type

ren netshell.dll.mod netshell.dll

a dialog box appears again and click cancel and yes.

then "push ctrl-alt-del" and log off and re-log on

VIOLA

exactly as i said in the first page

ah i didnt notice that

You could try TrayManager2 from PC Magazine. I have not tried it on XP, but it worked great on Windows 2000.
Info here

omg... thanks aleni/acbd... worked great...
didnt notice ur post acbd hehe... soz

aleni's was that much more noticable... and easier to understand for a newb like myself...

knew that neowinians would figure out a way....
once again THANKS boys~!!!~!!

no problem mate, glad to help

Well . . back in time we go . . .


Anyways sorry to bring this old thread back to life, but I have a problem relating to this topic.

I followed the instructions and successfully disabled the "disconected lan icon" on my wired lan connection

but . .

I have laptop, and when my wireless cannot connect I would also like to disable the wireless "not connected icon"

Trying to get windows to hide the icon is only a temp solution, as it always comes back. What I want is a location to reshack for the wireless "not connected" icon. (I cannot find it in netshell.dll)


Or if there is a freeware program that can permanently kill icons, that does not run in the background, I will then try that.


Any suggestions?

and again sorry for bringing this thread back, but I need a little help

It's in xpsp2res.dll, ordinal number 1004, I think.

omg . . you are the man

Thanks a bunch

i was searching for this..

thanks