Windows Explorer shares get rid of

[Guest tshad]

I am having problems with my XP File system, especially in Office 2007.

 

In Windows explorer I have a bunch of shares showing below "My Network

Places" and "Entire Network" that don't exist. I keep getting "Network Path

was not found" when I try to select it or right click it(after about 30

seconds).

 

I am trying to get rid of them.

 

How do I do this?

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Windows Explorer shares get rid of

 

The date and time was 6/2/2008 1:46 AM, and on a whim, tshad pounded out

on the keyboard:

> I am having problems with my XP File system, especially in Office 2007.

>

> In Windows explorer I have a bunch of shares showing below "My Network

> Places" and "Entire Network" that don't exist. I keep getting "Network Path

> was not found" when I try to select it or right click it(after about 30

> seconds).

>

> I am trying to get rid of them.

>

> How do I do this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tom

>

>

 

Hi Tom,

 

Are they shares or drives? If drives, have you right-clicked and

selected "Disconnect"?

 

If shares, right click on My Computer and select "Manage". Under System

tools, Shared folders, Shares, right click on the non-existent shares

and select "Stop Sharing".

 

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[Guest tshad]

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"Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

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> The date and time was 6/2/2008 1:46 AM, and on a whim, tshad pounded out

> on the keyboard:

>

>> I am having problems with my XP File system, especially in Office 2007.

>>

>> In Windows explorer I have a bunch of shares showing below "My Network

>> Places" and "Entire Network" that don't exist. I keep getting "Network

>> Path was not found" when I try to select it or right click it(after about

>> 30 seconds).

>>

>> I am trying to get rid of them.

>>

>> How do I do this?

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Tom

>

> Hi Tom,

>

> Are they shares or drives? If drives, have you right-clicked and selected

> "Disconnect"?

>

> If shares, right click on My Computer and select "Manage". Under System

> tools, Shared folders, Shares, right click on the non-existent shares and

> select "Stop Sharing".

>

They are shares but not shares on my machine, but old shares of old machines

(not a mapped drive).

 

It will be something like:

 

Customers on CompanyServer

 

where the share is Customers on the CompanyServer.

 

but that server isn't there anymore, but my Windows Explorer is showing them

and if I click on it (left or right) it will freeze for about a minute then

come back saying that the network path was not found.

 

But when I close the window and try again I get the same problem. I think

this is causing some of my slowness problem as there are about 4 shares like

this.

 

I think when you bring up a Windows Explorer window, it takes a while

because it is waiting to see if it can connect.

 

There is one that I would like to not get rid of as it will be there when I

connect my VPN, but I want it to not keep checking if it is there. I do

want it there when I connect my VPN. I don't want to have to remember what

the share was. Is there a way to do this?

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

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The date and time was 6/2/2008 7:44 PM, and on a whim, tshad pounded out

on the keyboard:

> "Terry R." <F1Com@NOSPAMpobox.com> wrote in message

> news:umXtBHMxIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> The date and time was 6/2/2008 1:46 AM, and on a whim, tshad pounded out

>> on the keyboard:

>>

>>> I am having problems with my XP File system, especially in Office 2007.

>>>

>>> In Windows explorer I have a bunch of shares showing below "My Network

>>> Places" and "Entire Network" that don't exist. I keep getting "Network

>>> Path was not found" when I try to select it or right click it(after about

>>> 30 seconds).

>>>

>>> I am trying to get rid of them.

>>>

>>> How do I do this?

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>> Tom

>> Hi Tom,

>>

>> Are they shares or drives? If drives, have you right-clicked and selected

>> "Disconnect"?

>>

>> If shares, right click on My Computer and select "Manage". Under System

>> tools, Shared folders, Shares, right click on the non-existent shares and

>> select "Stop Sharing".

>>

> They are shares but not shares on my machine, but old shares of old machines

> (not a mapped drive).

>

> It will be something like:

>

> Customers on CompanyServer

>

> where the share is Customers on the CompanyServer.

>

> but that server isn't there anymore, but my Windows Explorer is showing them

> and if I click on it (left or right) it will freeze for about a minute then

> come back saying that the network path was not found.

>

> But when I close the window and try again I get the same problem. I think

> this is causing some of my slowness problem as there are about 4 shares like

> this.

>

> I think when you bring up a Windows Explorer window, it takes a while

> because it is waiting to see if it can connect.

>

> There is one that I would like to not get rid of as it will be there when I

> connect my VPN, but I want it to not keep checking if it is there. I do

> want it there when I connect my VPN. I don't want to have to remember what

> the share was. Is there a way to do this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tom

 

Explorer is trying to connect, and that is the main reason for the

delay. Remember, even the one missing via the VPN will cause a

significant delay. It would be better to create a script that you can

launch from the Desktop to connect to the network share while using the VPN.

 

First create a Restore Point. Then

 

open regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\WorkgroupCrawler\Shares

 

Are the shares listed there? If so, remove them. Also check:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\lanmanserver\Shares

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\lanmanserver\Shares

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet004\Services\lanmanserver\Shares

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\Shares

 

Are the shares listed there? If so, remove them.

 

Report back,

 

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