My Network Places, Doesn't Update Properly!



This is one of those things that bugs ya for years, but it's never
important enough to ask about, but finally decided to see if anyone
knows what the heck is going on. As I plug and unplug machines from
my router, connect to WiFi here and there, and share and unshare
folders, I notice that My Network Places seems to get all kinds of
widowed junk hangin' 'round ... Computer Names that have long since
been disconnected and folders that have long since been unshared.

The easy fudge is to just reboot, or ipconfig /release-/renew, or
delete the unwanted shares, etc. I check all the machines and find
the Computer Browser is started. The Server is started. So I don't
understand why this is going on in the first place.

Does everyone have this problem and just fudge around it, or is there
some hidden checkbox or registry setting somewhere that I need to
change? I've searched the archives and can't find the answer. Any
insights greatly appreciated. Thanks!

--HTF

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