Hi Everyone

I've used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I've installed Windows
7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I'm pretty impressed to this
point.

I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of Homegroup and
Libraries folders on the desktop. I know if I right click on Homegroup,
there's an option for 'change homegroup settings' (from what I've seen on
various Google listings) but there isn't the option to 'leave the
homegroup', etc on my machine.

I'm the only person using the PC so the Homegroup option won't be any use to
me. I also cannot delete the 'Libraries' folder from the desktop. I've
hunted high & low for an option somewhere to remove the links from the
desktop by unticking a couple of boxes, to no avail :-/

Other options I've found on Google included altering registry entries but I
don't want to go down that route.

Can anyone help please?

PeteB

"PedroB" <pedrob@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Everyone
>
> I've used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I've installed
> Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I'm pretty impressed
> to this point.
>
> I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of Homegroup and
> Libraries folders on the desktop.[/color]

How did you get these on the desktop in the first place? They don't appear
on my version....


Re post in the MS Windows 7 forum:
[url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url]

Hi Gordon
They were both on the desktop after installation and I can't delete them as
you would any other folder.
Pete

"Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
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>
> "PedroB" <pedrob@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:l7oFm.71906$Az3.14964@newsfe19.ams2...[color=green]
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> I've used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I've installed
>> Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I'm pretty impressed
>> to this point.
>>
>> I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of Homegroup
>> and Libraries folders on the desktop.[/color]
>
> How did you get these on the desktop in the first place? They don't appear
> on my version....
>
>
> Re post in the MS Windows 7 forum:
> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url][/color]

"Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
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>
> "PedroB" <pedrob@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:l7oFm.71906$Az3.14964@newsfe19.ams2...[color=green]
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> I've used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I've installed
>> Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I'm pretty impressed
>> to this point.
>>
>> I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of Homegroup
>> and Libraries folders on the desktop.[/color]
>
> How did you get these on the desktop in the first place? They don't appear
> on my version....
>[/color]
Err - Maybe they won't appear on the desktop of the NET COP. Err <sigh>
Umm.

PedroB wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi Gordon
> They were both on the desktop after installation and I can't delete them
> as you would any other folder.
> Pete
>
> "Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
> news:Ohha#NoVKHA.4780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>
>> "PedroB" <pedrob@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:l7oFm.71906$Az3.14964@newsfe19.ams2...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi Everyone
>>>
>>> I've used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I've installed
>>> Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I'm pretty
>>> impressed to this point.
>>>
>>> I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of
>>> Homegroup and Libraries folders on the desktop.[/color]
>>
>> How did you get these on the desktop in the first place? They don't
>> appear on my version....
>>
>>
>> Re post in the MS Windows 7 forum:
>> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url][/color]
>[/color]

If you aren't intimidated by regedit.exe there seems to be a solution.

Removing Libraries and HomeGroup icons from the Windows 7 desktop
[url]http://szeiger.de/blog/2009/08/11/[/url]

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Hi KristleBawl
Thanks - I think I'll have to 'bite the bullet' and try the registry option.
Pete

"PedroB" <pedrob@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:l7oFm.71906$Az3.14964@newsfe19.ams2...[color=blue]
> Hi Everyone
>
> I've used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I've installed
> Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I'm pretty impressed
> to this point.
>
> I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of Homegroup and
> Libraries folders on the desktop. I know if I right click on Homegroup,
> there's an option for 'change homegroup settings' (from what I've seen on
> various Google listings) but there isn't the option to 'leave the
> homegroup', etc on my machine.
>
> I'm the only person using the PC so the Homegroup option won't be any use
> to me. I also cannot delete the 'Libraries' folder from the desktop. I've
> hunted high & low for an option somewhere to remove the links from the
> desktop by unticking a couple of boxes, to no avail :-/
>
> Other options I've found on Google included altering registry entries but
> I don't want to go down that route.
>
> Can anyone help please?
>
> PeteB
>
>
>[/color]

Windows7 Home Premium
After hours of being annoyed........

1. Homegroup Icon:
open my computer, control panel, system and security, administrative tools, services, then scroll down to: homeGroup listener and homeGroup provider, disable both. close out, log off. the icon should be gone when you log back on.

2. Libraries Icon: carefully.......please, if no experience in registry get help.

go to: start, run, type in: regedit, select the HKEY_Local_Machine key, navigate down finding: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
You will see several hexadecimal strings, select each one in turn, and the right pane will show you which icon is being selected. my library icon was the very first string and showed two lines on the right side of the page, first being: usersLibraries and the second being: remove message.

when you find the appropriate library string, make a new folder in your my documents named: registry back up, then highlight the string on the left, go up to the top left of the registry page and click on, file then export. save the registry file in your new folder location. I also saved the two files on the right side of the page and named them what they were called on the page, so I would know what they were. (not sure I had to but did)

After saving the registry files, next you can delete the string you have highlighted on the left which in turn, shows the name userLibraries (on the right side of the page).

Poof it is finally Gone! and always available in your saved folder

Hope this helps



PedroB wrote:

W7 - Homegroup & Libraries Desktop Icons
26-Oct-09

Hi Everyone

I have used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I have installed Windows
7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I am pretty impressed to this
point.

I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of Homegroup and
Libraries folders on the desktop. I know if I right click on Homegroup,
there is an option for 'change homegroup settings' (from what I have seen on
various Google listings) but there is not the option to 'leave the
homegroup', etc on my machine.

I am the only person using the PC so the Homegroup option will not be any use to
me. I also cannot delete the 'Libraries' folder from the desktop. I have
hunted high & low for an option somewhere to remove the links from the
desktop by unticking a couple of boxes, to no avail :-/

Other options I have found on Google included altering registry entries but I
do not want to go down that route.

Can anyone help please?

PeteB

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, October 26, 2009 5:02 PM
PedroB wrote:

W7 - Homegroup & Libraries Desktop Icons
Hi Everyone

I have used Vista Home Premium for a year or so now and I have installed Windows
7 Home Premium Upgrade and so far so good - I am pretty impressed to this
point.

I am, however, becoming very frustrated trying to get rid of Homegroup and
Libraries folders on the desktop. I know if I right click on Homegroup,
there is an option for 'change homegroup settings' (from what I have seen on
various Google listings) but there is not the option to 'leave the
homegroup', etc on my machine.

I am the only person using the PC so the Homegroup option will not be any use to
me. I also cannot delete the 'Libraries' folder from the desktop. I have
hunted high & low for an option somewhere to remove the links from the
desktop by unticking a couple of boxes, to no avail :-/

Other options I have found on Google included altering registry entries but I
do not want to go down that route.

Can anyone help please?

PeteB

On Monday, October 26, 2009 5:30 PM
Gordon wrote:

How did you get these on the desktop in the first place?
How did you get these on the desktop in the first place? They do not appear
on my version....


Re post in the MS Windows 7 forum:
[url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url]

On Monday, October 26, 2009 6:00 PM
PedroB wrote:

Hi GordonThey were both on the desktop after installation and I cannot delete
Hi Gordon
They were both on the desktop after installation and I cannot delete them as
you would any other folder.
Pete

On Monday, October 26, 2009 6:50 PM
KristleBawl wrote:

PedroB wrote:If you are not intimidated by regedit.
PedroB wrote:

If you are not intimidated by regedit.exe there iseems to be a solution.

Removing Libraries and HomeGroup icons from the Windows 7 desktop
[url]http://szeiger.de/blog/2009/08/11/[/url]

--
msnews.microsoft.com

On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:03 AM
PeteB wrote:

Hi KristleBawlThanks - I think I will have to 'bite the bullet' and try the
Hi KristleBawl
Thanks - I think I will have to 'bite the bullet' and try the registry option.
Pete

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