XP: How to disable “cable unplugged” icon? [crossover cable] [red x]
Q: Its the little things that bug you .
I use a crossover cable to connect my laptop to my desktop, and I do not need windows to tell me that the cable is not connected when I remove the laptop. Is there a reg hack to turn this off? Connection properties let me choose whether I an icon for the connection to get, but that only affects whether I change the appearance when the cable is connected to gain – if the socket, I get the “red X” icon, regardless of this setting .
edit: hide does not work because the icon is again and again.
Re:Bah, what a load… guess I'll break down and buy a hub. Thanks all…
Re:Originally posted by: guy
i am with fuzz on this one…i just disable it when not in use…i know this is a pain in the a%$ but so is that icon with the red x…..have a good one
i also do the same thing here
Re:i am with fuzz on this one…i just disable it when not in use…i know this is a pain in the a%$ but so is that icon with the red x…..have a good one
Re:just disbale the card in the device manager it can be turned on and off without a reboot.
This is how i got around it 
Re:You can disable Media Sense itself, but you cannot disable the icon in the system tray. Tried it a while ago and it didn't work.
Re:I took your title, and fed it to google and came up with this…
Network Adapter Not Available During Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q242430)
Method 2
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
Disable the Media Sense feature:
Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Tcpip\Parameters
On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value Name: DisableDHCPMediaSense
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.
The network adapter still shows the "disconnected" status, but the cluster installation process can detect the adapter as available for cluster communication. I don't know if it'll do what you need it do though, that last part is kinda confusing…
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