Help me fix my Taskbar

[DeeBye]

This is what I am greeted with every time I boot up my computer. I need to know how to get rid of that icon. My volume is fine, ZoneAlarm is fine, AVG is fine -- it's the "safely remove hardware" icon that is driving me crazy.

I can pinpoint exactly where it is coming from -- Windows XP doesn't like my Lexmark X73 (all in one scanner/copier/printer).

I used to have the X73 installed on a Windows 98SE computer, and I had no problems whatsoever. It worked great (and still does). When I upgraded to XP, it choked on the X73 installation. I was able to install the printer, but it seemed to think that the scanner portion of the X73 was ... bad, or something. I've tried multiple times to install/uninstall/reinstall it, and I've always been met with the same result.

At this point I have to say that my X73 works flawlessly for me under XP, even with the erroneous taskbar notice. I can scan with it, I can print, and I can copy. When I uninstall the X73, the icon goes away. When I don't use the scanner for a couple of months (on a timer?), it goes away. As soon as I scan something it comes right back.

I like my X73. It does everything I want it to do. I just want my OS to acknowledge the fact that it is indeed installed and I don't have to remove any hardware.

Help?