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Get Rid of the "Shared Documents" Folders

Requires the use of the Registry Editor!
If you don't know what you are doing in the Registry, or even what it is, then DON'T DO IT. This tip is intended for users who are familiar with the Windows registry and tinkerers who don't mind an occasional "uh-oh" and rebuild.

This is one of my pet annoyances about Windows XP. Microsoft targeted the operating system at a wide range of users, but having "Shared Music" and "Shared Pictures" showing up at the top of the My Computer window is just downright irksome. Even more annoying is the fact that they appear when you're not on a network....so who are you supposed sharing these things with?

You cannot change this default in the control panel. But you CAN get rid of these annoying defaults. Here's how:

  1. Open REGEDIT.EXE. The easiest way is to fire up Start , then Run , and enter REGEDIT into the box.
  2. Navigate your way to the following key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\My Computer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders
  3. There is a sub-key with this ugly looking name:

    {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}

Delete it. You don't need to reboot, the change is effective immediately.

 

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