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The original poster is experiencing an issue where the LAN icon repeatedly appears on Windows XP despite disabling the wired network in Device Manager and hiding the icon in notification settings. They find the icon's red X annoying and are seeking a way to keep it hidden until needed. Later, they discovered that the network adapter was re-enabled unexpectedly, which might explain why the icon kept reappearing, though they are unsure how this re-enabling occurred.
seekermeister

seekermeister

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A problem I've not run into before on XP...I'm using a wireless adapter to connect to my router, therefore I don't need a hard-wired connection at this time. Therefore I have the ethernet network disabled in the Device Manager, and the Notification Icons set to always hide the one for LAN, but try as I may, it keeps reappearing anyway. It will hide properly, until I reboot, then it is back again. Is there some special method that I could use to make that Icon vanish until I actually want it to be visible? I might not mind it so much, except that it has a red X in front of it that I find somewhat annoying.
 

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seekermeister

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Disregard. I checked the Device Manager again, and somhow that network adapter was enabled again. I have no idea of how.
 

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