Look here for another method:
Hide "My Network Places" from Windows Explorer view:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/hidemnp.htm
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
When you click the Desktop toolbar chevron, it enumerates the list of shell
folders, just as Windows Explorer does. The only way (afaik) to hide the "My
Network Places" icon from the Desktop toolbar is to edit a registry value.
Note that the following registry edit hides the "My Network Places" icon
from the Desktop, Windows Explorer / shell.
Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\NonEnum
In the right pane, create a new REG_DWORD value named
"{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}", and set its value data to
0x00000001
Close Regedit.exe. Changes are usually instantaneous, thus requiring no
reboot.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
Can anyone explain why the My Network Places shortcut keeps showing up on my
Desktop Toolbar though the shortcut is not on my desktop? I would like to
remove it.
