Re: My Network Places displayed Shares

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 18:51:19 -0500

Hi Kevin,

Two options to consider: Disable Recent Shares in Network Places

This restriction stops remote shared folders from being added to Network
Places whenever you open a document in the shared folder. Per User or Per
System

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]

Value Name: NoRecentDocsNetHood
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = track shares, 1 = disable tracking)

Second one: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\
Parameters

Value Name: AutoShareServer, AutoShareWks
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable shares, 1 = enable)

Create a new DWORD value of either 'AutoShareWks' for NT Workstation or
'AutoShareServer' for NT server. Then set the value to equal '0' to disable
automatic sharing. If the values already exist then modify them to change
the value.

Restart Windows and the automatic shares should not be created. 

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"Kevin" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:cbe601c43902$64285860$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I would like to modify my view settings (and/or registry)
> in XP Pro so that I do not see all of my Shares
> below 'Entire Network' in 'My Network Places'.
> FYI - Shares are with a Workgroup using NetBEUI protocol -
> only).
> I thought this would be easy, but, so far, the answer
> eludes me.
> Can anyone offer a little help please?
> Thanks.

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