Delete Top-Level folders in Windows Explorer

[George]

The top-level folders in XP are more numerous than those in
98, and I don't want some that I think are unnecessary
cluttering up my view in Windows Explorer.

Examples: Under "My Computer", there is "Shared Documents",
"Guest's Document's" and a duplicate folder, "[UserName]
Documents" that has the exact same content as the "My
Documents" folder under my "[UserName]" folder in
"Documents and Settings" -- why the heck is this here,
anyway?!!. None of these do I need or want.

Under C\Documents and Settings, there is "All Users",
"Guest", "Administrator", "Default User", and "Owner", in
addition to my "[UserName]" folder which of course I want
to keep. Now maybe one or two of these are necessary for
some technical reason, but I can't believe that it's really
necessary to have all five of them in addition to my
"[UserName]" folder.

I have XP Home, am the only user of the PC, and have
Administrator permissions by default.

Are there some Registry keys that can be changed or deleted
to remove these top-level folders from the view in Explorer
without compromising the system? Or any other method?

Thanks.

George

 

[Roger Abell]

I am not an XP Home user, so not too sure about the shares
you see as Shared xxxx,
but, of the profiles within Documents and Settings these are
for the defined accounts.
If you no longer have an Owner account this one might be
deleted. However, be aware that if the account that once
was name Owner has been renamed, then this is still its
profile. All of the others are needed.
Default User is used to generate a new profile
All Users is what is available to all accounts
Guest - well, it is for the Guest account
Administrator is for the built-in adm account

 

[George]

Roger,
Thanks for your input.

Sorry I didn't reply sooner, but I have been away.

George

-----Original Message-----
I am not an XP Home user, so not too sure about the shares
you see as Shared xxxx,
but, of the profiles within Documents and Settings these are
for the defined accounts.
If you no longer have an Owner account this one might be
deleted. However, be aware that if the account that once
was name Owner has been renamed, then this is still its
profile. All of the others are needed.
Default User is used to generate a new profile
All Users is what is available to all accounts
Guest - well, it is for the Guest account
Administrator is for the built-in adm account

--
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA

The top-level folders in XP are more numerous than those in
98, and I don't want some that I think are unnecessary
cluttering up my view in Windows Explorer.

Examples: Under "My Computer", there is "Shared Documents",
"Guest's Document's" and a duplicate folder, "[UserName]
Documents" that has the exact same content as the "My
Documents" folder under my "[UserName]" folder in
"Documents and Settings" -- why the heck is this here,
anyway?!!. None of these do I need or want.

Under C\Documents and Settings, there is "All Users",
"Guest", "Administrator", "Default User", and "Owner", in
addition to my "[UserName]" folder which of course I want
to keep. Now maybe one or two of these are necessary for
some technical reason, but I can't believe that it's really
necessary to have all five of them in addition to my
"[UserName]" folder.

I have XP Home, am the only user of the PC, and have
Administrator permissions by default.

Are there some Registry keys that can be changed or deleted
to remove these top-level folders from the view in Explorer
without compromising the system? Or any other method?

Thanks.

George

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