Remove icon from the taskbar

[willythecat]

Windows or Network? Plumped for Windows!
Just tidying up the taskbar and there is one last icon causing me a problem. It's a small double monitor display with a red cross, left over from when it went in for repairs and they had to locally connect to it. Just can't get rid of!
If l click on it, it comes up in the network connections panel under Lan or High-Speed Internet and is using the Via Compatable Fast Ethernet. It wont let me delete it as it says it's still in use.
It's not life threatening, but just annoying.
I can disable the Via Compatable through Device Manager, but I didn't want to disable anything if it would cause future connection problems.
Is this in fact the way to remove it?

[midsail]

Hello
First click the icon and it should tell u the name of the connection. Next go to My Network Place>view network connection>u should see a list/icons of networks connections. Find the one that is disconnected (the one that had the red X)>right click and deselect show (click the check mark out)  shoe icon. That should do the trick.

[willythecat]

Hi midsail,
Had another look in device manager, and the Via connection can be disabled as well as deleted. Disabled it and it's done the job.
Thanks again