Extra SubGroup in "My Computer"

[Donald Bock]

Hi:

I have this that I want to get rid of:

I have an 'Other' section in "My Computer" with the
Control Panel applet. How to find and fix this, too?

Thanks, Donald

 

[Alan Edwards]

Several apps have been known to leave a "folder" in My Computer after
uninstalling.
It is a NameSpace item.
Go to REGEDIT.EXE and the CLSID of the icon will be under the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\mycomputer\NameSpace\

Your strange item should be in this area and be obvious.
Delete the item when you are sure. It is a good idea to export the
....\NameSpace\ key to a temp.reg file first, in case of errors

Get in touch if you need detailed help.

....Alan

 

[Donald Bock]

Yes,, I do. Here's a pict.

Several apps have been known to leave a "folder" in My Computer after
uninstalling.
It is a NameSpace item.
Go to REGEDIT.EXE and the CLSID of the icon will be under the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\m
ycomputer\NameSpace\

Your strange item should be in this area and be obvious.
Delete the item when you are sure. It is a good idea to export the
...\NameSpace\ key to a temp.reg file first, in case of errors

Get in touch if you need detailed help.

...Alan

 

[Alan Edwards]

Your "pict." (picture?) did not come though and is unnecessary.
Copy and paste the contents of the .reg file you exported here for a
second opinion. It should only be a few lines.

....Alan