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How can I remove the icon that appears in Windows Explorer for shared folders or drives in Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0?
John Savill
November 22, 2001
1 Min Read
A. When you share a folder or drive, the icon that appears in Windows Explorer changes from a typical-looking folder or drive to a folder or drive being cradled by a hand. To change this shared icon back to the default disk or drive icon, perform the following steps:
Start the registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTNetworkSharingHandler.
Double-click the Default value.
Highlight ntshrui.dll, press Delete, and click OK.
Close the registry editor.
Reboot the machine.
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