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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 36
OS: Vista Home Ult.
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how do i remove these folders?
every time i delete them they keep coming back, is there a way to permanently delete them?
![]() Also.. is there a way to remove this? ![]() Thanks for any help. |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86
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Re: how do i remove these folders?
These are Vista system folders and I don't believe they can be removed.
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Moderator, Microsoft Support
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Palm Springs, California
Posts: 9,873
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Re: how do i remove these folders?
Hi - As Lead3 correctly pointed out, these folders cannot be delted. They are part of your user profile shell folders c:\users\YOUR USERNAME\*.* and are vital to your Vista Operating system. If deleted, the Vista NT Registry will replace them assuming that they were some how corrupted/missing. To see the user shell folders contained in the NT Registry, do the following: Bring up an ELEVATED command prompt START | type cmd.exe | right-click on cmd.exe up top | select Run as Administrator | answer the UAC prompt - Continue/enter Admin password Now... copy and paste the following into the "DOS" command prompt box - EXACTLY as it appears - Code:
reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" > C:\$shell1.txt & start notepad c:\$shell1.txt Good Luck to you. Regards. . . jcgriff2 |
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 36
OS: Vista Home Ult.
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Re: how do i remove these folders?
thanks for the help guys, i guess ill just leave them.
jcgriff2>i opened up that registry stuff in notepad, deleted the line about favorites, now its gone. :D - thanks edit- /\/\ nvm, it came back (in the reg) - hopefully the folder will stay away, dooubt it tho. truthseeker > i have OCD and they're very irritating, also when i open my personal folder theres a bunch of extra stuff that i have to look at when im trying to find the videos folder.(But i just put a shortcut to videos in the start menu, so dont need to worry about that anymore)...just annoying. Last edited by NotMarkk; 05-19-2008 at 06:45 AM. |
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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OS: Vista
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Re: how do i remove these folders?
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: UK
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Re: how do i remove these folders?
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[SOLVED] Last edited by NotMarkk; 05-20-2008 at 05:41 AM. |
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