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id prefer to not have it visible along bottom taskbar its unchecked , in same area as you can uncheck show mounted drives but its still there

I don't know but you may have to restart X for this to take effect
(ctrl+alt+backspace)

Leo,

Are you talking about the icon with two computers sitting in the panel down by the date & time in the default installation? That is the nm-applet (Network Manager) for your system. If that is the Wired Network Connection icon, I am unsure if you want to do to much fiddling with that. It might lead to some future problems. I could be wrong, but I would be wary of wholesale deletion at this point.

What you are describing ( mintMenu > Preferences > mintDesktop ... Desktop Items ... Network ) is not the same as the nm-applet in the panel. They are different. Please make sure of what you need before pressing the delete key. Maybe I am just over-cautious.

Oops
If you remove the nm-applet > good bye network
I did not consider this which I should have - thanks rivenought
(You could add wicd or so but that's another story)