How to remove shared documents folders from My Computer
My Computer in XP not only shows your hard drive but other things like camera scanners and Shared Folders too. I find shared folder getting listed there are useless as its one of the most unused folders of Windows. Here is the trick to remove it.
- Enter Regedit in the run box [ winkey + R ]
- to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders - You will find a subkey named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}.
- If you delete this, all of the Shared Documents folders which is normally grouped by windows under Other Files and Folders , all the shared folder will be gone.
In case you want it back add the key back to the same place and it will appear again. Note, removing from registry does not physically delete them but just removes from listing them under My computer.
You might find more keys under the same. Each will have specific description. Seeing that you will understand what it means and delete if you dont want those too be listed . e.g Scanners and Cameras.
Tags: microsoft windows, registry hack, remove shared folders
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Posted on 27th April 2008 by Ashish Mohta , A tech blogger who writes about solving day to day problems of people who use computer. He also writes on How to use the applications like Office, PC tips, Online tools,Browsers and more. All posts by Ashish Mohta | Connect with me @ Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Stumble | Need more help? Ask your Questions at our Support Center
Hi I tried to uninstall WLM but I can’t find the subkey you specified. I took a screenshot of my registry-can you tell me which one to delete?
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