Microsoft KB Archive/132006

= Deleted Shared Folder Not Removed from Registry =

Article ID: 132006

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q132006



SYMPTOMS
A shared folder that has been deleted may continue to appear as a network resource when another user browses your computer.



CAUSE
If you delete a shared folder using the RD, RMDIR, or DELTREE command from an MS-DOS command prompt, the share entry in the registry is not updated.



RESOLUTION
If you want to delete a shared folder, you should stop sharing the folder before you delete it, or delete the folder in Windows Explorer.

If you have already deleted a shared folder, you can follow these steps to remove the share reference from the registry:


 * 1) In Windows Explorer, create a folder with the same name as the deleted folder. Note that the folder is created with the icon for a shared folder.
 * 2) Use the right mouse button to click the new folder, then click Sharing on the menu that appears.
 * 3) Click the Not Shared option button, then click OK.
 * 4) In Windows Explorer, delete the folder.

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