Turn Off 'My Sharing Folders'

I've just upgraded (?) to version 8 of Windows Live Messenger. Is there a
way of getting rid of the 'My Sharing Folders' system folder. I don't want
another folder to store files that I might share and any that I do wish to
share I'll pick out individually and e-mail direct anyway.

Thanks to all who can help,
Spear.

Greetings Gary,

Although you can turn off the feature, even if you forcibly delete the folder, it will just
be recreated when Messenger starts.

You can however, remove (well hide) it from My Computer using TweakUI if it bothers you
there.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Gary" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> I've just upgraded (?) to version 8 of Windows Live Messenger. Is there a way of getting
> rid of the 'My Sharing Folders' system folder. I don't want another folder to store files
> that I might share and any that I do wish to share I'll pick out individually and e-mail
> direct anyway.
>
> Thanks to all who can help,
> Spear.
>

Just so we're on the same 'page' here; I'm on about the 'My Sharing Folders'
folder that Windows Messenger Live creates, NOT the standard Windows shared
folder. Assuming we're on the same 'page' which option in Tweak UI do I use
to hide it. (And does anyone know how to blow it up.)

Spear

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Greetings Gary,
>
> Although you can turn off the feature, even if you forcibly delete the
> folder, it will just be recreated when Messenger starts.
>
> You can however, remove (well hide) it from My Computer using TweakUI if
> it bothers you there.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
>
> "Gary" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> I've just upgraded (?) to version 8 of Windows Live Messenger. Is there a
>> way of getting rid of the 'My Sharing Folders' system folder. I don't
>> want another folder to store files that I might share and any that I do
>> wish to share I'll pick out individually and e-mail direct anyway.
>>
>> Thanks to all who can help,
>> Spear.
>>
>
>

Hi Spear,

We are talking about the same thing. It's under the My Computer option in TweakUI, you just
uncheck 'My Sharing Folders' and that's it.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Gary" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Just so we're on the same 'page' here; I'm on about the 'My Sharing Folders' folder that
> Windows Messenger Live creates, NOT the standard Windows shared folder. Assuming we're on
> the same 'page' which option in Tweak UI do I use to hide it. (And does anyone know how to
> blow it up.)
>
> Spear
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Greetings Gary,
>>
>> Although you can turn off the feature, even if you forcibly delete the folder, it will
>> just be recreated when Messenger starts.
>>
>> You can however, remove (well hide) it from My Computer using TweakUI if it bothers you
>> there.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gary" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> I've just upgraded (?) to version 8 of Windows Live Messenger. Is there a way of getting
>>> rid of the 'My Sharing Folders' system folder. I don't want another folder to store files
>>> that I might share and any that I do wish to share I'll pick out individually and e-mail
>>> direct anyway.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who can help,
>>> Spear.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>