Removing links from My Network Places

2 Apr 2005 12:49 PM

STom

I seem to have hundreds of links in my network places. Is there a way to get
rid of these? I didn't want to right click and select delete, I was afraid I
might actually delete the resource :-)

STom

2 Apr 2005 6:49 PM

Nepatsfan

You can safely remove the items listed in "My Network Places".
They do not represent the actual folder.

Keep in mind that you may find some, if not all, of these links
being recreated. Windows will automatically search the network
for shared resources. If you want to disable this feature go to
Start -> Control Panel -> Folder Options and on the View page
uncheck "Automatically search for network folders and printers".
If you choose to disable this feature, you'll have to manually
create network places.

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"STom" <stombiztal***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I seem to have hundreds of links in my network places. Is there
>a way to get rid of these? I didn't want to right click and
>select delete, I was afraid I might actually delete the resource
>:-)
>
> STom
>

23 Jun 2005 6:16 PM

Dietmar_Hildebrand

Hi,
I happen to have multiple networks in my Microsft network folder (they got
created, when i was playing with the network wizards.
Then I could not find a way to get rid of them. There is no "delete" menu
item on networks! ???

23 Jun 2005 6:42 PM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <FE980BD2-85D9-42DE-94C0-A1717010A***@microsoft.com>,
Dietmar_Hildebrand <DietmarHildebr***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>I happen to have multiple networks in my Microsft network folder (they got
>created, when i was playing with the network wizards.
>Then I could not find a way to get rid of them. There is no "delete" menu
>item on networks! ???

Right-click and delete each undesired link.

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23 Jun 2005 9:02 PM

Dietmar_Hildebrand

is your attention span too small to read a full paragraph?
THERE IS NO right click "DELETE" menu item on networks !!!

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <FE980BD2-85D9-42DE-94C0-A1717010A***@microsoft.com>,
> Dietmar_Hildebrand <DietmarHildebr***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I happen to have multiple networks in my Microsft network folder (they got
> >created, when i was playing with the network wizards.
> >Then I could not find a way to get rid of them. There is no "delete" menu
> >item on networks! ???
>
> Right-click and delete each undesired link.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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>

23 Jun 2005 11:51 PM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <D24F5AE0-A4CC-4246-A0DD-CE3BE80AD***@microsoft.com>,
Dietmar_Hildebrand <DietmarHildebr***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>> In article <FE980BD2-85D9-42DE-94C0-A1717010A***@microsoft.com>,
>> Dietmar_Hildebrand <DietmarHildebr***@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>> >Hi,
>> >I happen to have multiple networks in my Microsft network folder (they got
>> >created, when i was playing with the network wizards.
>> >Then I could not find a way to get rid of them. There is no "delete" menu
>> >item on networks! ???
>>
>> Right-click and delete each undesired link.
>
>is your attention span too small to read a full paragraph?
>THERE IS NO right click "DELETE" menu item on networks !!!

When I open My Network Places, I see links to shared disks and folders
on other computers, which I can right-click and delete. Since your
message subject is "Removing links from My Network Places", I assumed
that's what you were asking about. Please accept my profound
apologies for the terrible offense that I've caused to you by not
understanding exactly what you meant.

I don't see anything in My Network Places that Windows XP calls
"networks". What exactly do you see that represents "networks"? Do
you see it in My Network Places, or do you have to click something
else to make it appear? Do you mean "workgroups"?

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24 Jun 2005 4:19 PM

Dietmar_Hildebrand

Ok, lets go step by step:

1. Open a Windows Explorer Window with a "folders" tree
2. One of the 1. level entries is "My networkplaces"
3. In there you find an entry ""Entire Network"
4. In there you find an entry "Microsoft Windows Networks"
5. In there you find entries consisting of "3 PC"-symbols and network names
(work groups names)
((This is what I refered to as "networks"))
6. Right click on one shows you a 5 entry menu, but no delete entry

In case you have only one entry in there, just use the "network setup
wizard" in "Network Connections" and you can create several nonexisting
networks.
Now try to get rid of them.

The mess happened to me, because I hoped that running the wizard would give
me some handle to force Windows to relinquish control of the wireless
networks.
The WLAN adapters I have, came with a very nice utility to configure, store
and edit multiple wireless network profiles, but it is blocked by windows.
So by running the wizard the first time created an entry, but there was no
option to tell windows not to control it. Running it a second time to see, if
it gives me a choice to delete the one I had created created the second one.

Meanwhile I found a well hidden path to force windows to relinquish control :
The connection status window has a properties button. The properties window
has a "Wireless networks" tab, where I have to uncheck "use windows..."

24 Jun 2005 5:50 PM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <BF487DB6-4C06-42F5-92B2-7953A0ACC***@microsoft.com>,
Dietmar_Hildebrand <DietmarHildebr***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
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>Ok, lets go step by step:
>
>1. Open a Windows Explorer Window with a "folders" tree
>2. One of the 1. level entries is "My networkplaces"
>3. In there you find an entry ""Entire Network"
>4. In there you find an entry "Microsoft Windows Networks"
>5. In there you find entries consisting of "3 PC"-symbols and network names
>(work groups names)
>((This is what I refered to as "networks"))
>6. Right click on one shows you a 5 entry menu, but no delete entry
>
>In case you have only one entry in there, just use the "network setup
>wizard" in "Network Connections" and you can create several nonexisting
>networks.
>Now try to get rid of them.
>
>The mess happened to me, because I hoped that running the wizard would give
>me some handle to force Windows to relinquish control of the wireless
>networks.
>The WLAN adapters I have, came with a very nice utility to configure, store
>and edit multiple wireless network profiles, but it is blocked by windows.
>So by running the wizard the first time created an entry, but there was no
>option to tell windows not to control it. Running it a second time to see, if
>it gives me a choice to delete the one I had created created the second one.
>
>Meanwhile I found a well hidden path to force windows to relinquish control :
>The connection status window has a properties button. The properties window
>has a "Wireless networks" tab, where I have to uncheck "use windows..."

You're welcome.

Yes, the items that you see when you go to Windows Explorer | My
Network Places | Microsoft Windows Network are workgroup names.
There's no explicit way to delete them. They'll go away eventually if
no computers belong to them.

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24 Jun 2005 7:14 PM

Dietmar_Hildebrand

Could anybody open a case with MS support on that.
It is a nuisance and I would call it a design flaw, when operations cannot
be reversed.
I have only OEM licenses, so MS does no allow me to talk to them.

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <BF487DB6-4C06-42F5-92B2-7953A0ACC***@microsoft.com>,
> Dietmar_Hildebrand <DietmarHildebr***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> >Ok, lets go step by step:
> >
> >1. Open a Windows Explorer Window with a "folders" tree
> >2. One of the 1. level entries is "My networkplaces"
> >3. In there you find an entry ""Entire Network"
> >4. In there you find an entry "Microsoft Windows Networks"
> >5. In there you find entries consisting of "3 PC"-symbols and network names
> >(work groups names)
> >((This is what I refered to as "networks"))
> >6. Right click on one shows you a 5 entry menu, but no delete entry
> >
> >In case you have only one entry in there, just use the "network setup
> >wizard" in "Network Connections" and you can create several nonexisting
> >networks.
> >Now try to get rid of them.
> >
> >The mess happened to me, because I hoped that running the wizard would give
> >me some handle to force Windows to relinquish control of the wireless
> >networks.
> >The WLAN adapters I have, came with a very nice utility to configure, store
> >and edit multiple wireless network profiles, but it is blocked by windows.
> >So by running the wizard the first time created an entry, but there was no
> >option to tell windows not to control it. Running it a second time to see, if
> >it gives me a choice to delete the one I had created created the second one.
> >
> >Meanwhile I found a well hidden path to force windows to relinquish control :
> >The connection status window has a properties button. The properties window
> >has a "Wireless networks" tab, where I have to uncheck "use windows..."
>
> You're welcome.
>
> Yes, the items that you see when you go to Windows Explorer | My
> Network Places | Microsoft Windows Network are workgroup names.
> There's no explicit way to delete them. They'll go away eventually if
> no computers belong to them.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>