Re: folder tree has unwanted icons

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

If no policy is in place preventing it, the Control Panel can be opened
by...

Start | Run | Type: control | Click OK

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:5A7782BE-E75C-4A2A-A5DA-1513B9868642@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
raymond <raymond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Cool. This would do it. There is also an Owner's Documents folder in My
> Computer. I'll try it, but not until I install the new backup hard drive
> I just bought, since messing with the registry is something one should
> not take lightly. I just had to reconstruct my hard drive and I don't
> want to do it ever again.
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> raymond
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> NoSharedDocuments
>> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1220/
>>
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>> Regards,
>>
>> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>>
>>
>> "raymond" <raymond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:74D4F4AB-3CC6-4CB2-911A-0E06FDBB792F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> The folder tree has an icon for 'Control Panel' even though it's specifed
>> that it not be there in 'Tools/Folder Options'. I can't delete the icon.
>> There is no 'delete' option in the drop down list and the 'delete' key
>> doesn't work either.
>>
>> Also there are icons for 'Shared Documents' and 'Owner's Documents' in
>> the tree that are also not removable from the tree.
>>
>> All 3 icons appear at the bottom of the tree. The icon for the 'My
>> Documents' folder is removable (as is normal) and appears in it's usual
>> place
>> at the top of the tree.
>>
>> Why are the 3 aforementioned icons there and how can I remove them if I
>> want to?
>>
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>> raymond

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