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Remove ‘my sharing folders’ from explorer

18/01/2006 10:11 | Software, Windows | 223 replies | 35569 views | RSS

I installed Messenger Live beta (the new MSN messenger 8) and didn’t like the new ‘my sharing folders‘ icon in my Windows Explorer.

So I searched how to remove/disable that icon…

If you have some sort of beta version, type this in your start > run:

regsvr32 -u "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.dll"

If you changed the MSN installationfolder, type that instead of the path.

Microsoft released their official version of Live Messenger, and Manuel found out that the filename has changed, Wearingseven discovered that the filename changes with every version… Use this command for the official version:

regsvr32 -u "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll"

where “xxx” is your version. (found in help > about Live Messenger)

Live Messenger received another update and it seems the “my sharing folders” are recreated every time when Live Messenger is launched with its default shortcut in the start menu or Quicklaunch. To work around this, create a shortcut to msnmsgr.exe yourself, and put that in place of the default one.

Thanks for the comments!

On 7 March 2006 at 14h59, Anonymous wrote

doesn’t work for me
On 7 March 2006 at 15h18, Selder wrote

Mmm .. stange. It works for me, and many others. Are you sure you have MSN Live Messenger (MSN 8 beta) installed?
On 9 March 2006 at 13h40, Anonymous wrote

Yes i’m sure. it gives me a RegSvr32 box saying “LoadLibrary(”C:\Program”) failed – The specified file could not be found”. It is where u said but that’s the error i get
On 9 March 2006 at 14h03, Selder wrote

Are you sure you copied that last “ ??
On 9 March 2006 at 14h05, Selder wrote

Oh, I see … Replace those quotation marks by ", I’ll edit it in the article too :)
On 9 March 2006 at 14h41, Anonymous wrote

Wow. that did it. thankx
On 9 March 2006 at 14h51, Selder wrote

No problem … If you left your email I could’ve contacted you sooner … luckily you checked this site again :)
On 9 March 2006 at 15h08, Anonymous wrote

Actually this site is the only one that had the answer i was looking 4. lol. But still thankx 2 u again
On 12 March 2006 at 17h50, Anonymous Coward wrote

Worked fine for me, thanx.
On 22 March 2006 at 18h01, Shawn wrote

Thanks. i’ve been looking to remove this for a while!
On 26 March 2006 at 11h37, Alekos wrote

BIG Thanks for posting this.
Hate when programs add things like this.
On 1 April 2006 at 17h54, anonymous wrote

thank you.
On 3 April 2006 at 04h11, anonymous wrote

Thanks a ton. It bugged me a lot.
On 4 April 2006 at 09h40, EnXn3 wrote

Worked Fine for me niggers
On 5 April 2006 at 04h58, anonymous wrote

it works, thanks a lot for providing this piece of information.. keep up your good work.
On 7 April 2006 at 10h35, anonymous wrote

thank you great tip
On 12 April 2006 at 01h03, J wrote

Cheers for that – only have MSN8 for my girlf, I hate it otherwise
On 13 April 2006 at 04h44, anonymous wrote

wow this tip is really handy. THANKS a bunch you’re a savior! I’m grateful
On 23 April 2006 at 00h33, anonymous wrote

your contribution has me very helped thanks
On 24 April 2006 at 18h44, anonymous wrote

Worked great thank you very much.
On 25 April 2006 at 11h50, bluejuice wrote

omg thanks for spreading the love =) that folder was really bugging me
On 28 April 2006 at 16h48, Dan wrote

W00t, thanks so much.
On 9 May 2006 at 20h51, meskalin wrote

thanks, works great :P
On 22 May 2006 at 08h00, anonymous wrote

Thanks, works good.
On 22 May 2006 at 20h53, anonymous wrote

Fantastic, well done!
On 22 May 2006 at 22h18, anonymous wrote

THX
On 28 May 2006 at 16h43, anonymous wrote

cheers mate…how did can one DIY a program of something else if it ever arises again. i know nero scout did the same thing and place a crappy folder in my computer as well as this..where does someone learn to amend this problem?
On 30 May 2006 at 16h51, laspe wrote

Hi all,

cant seem to get the command to work for me, am still getting the error msg of “LoadLibrary(”C:\Program”) failed – The specified file could not be found”. cld someone pls type out the correct command for me? thx alot!
On 30 May 2006 at 20h56, Selder wrote

It’s really that command, with these symbols: " and not these: ”
Did you copy that last " too?
On 8 June 2006 at 03h43, Bertille wrote

Thanks a lot. It worked for me just fine. Keep up the good work
On 10 June 2006 at 05h36, anonymous wrote

thanks
On 13 June 2006 at 17h40, anonymous wrote

works for me, many thanks!
On 15 June 2006 at 15h53, anonymous wrote

works for me too ta…

yeah real bummer when apps add crap ya dont want
On 17 June 2006 at 12h15, Nemesis_X wrote

big thanx from me too :)
On 18 June 2006 at 22h37, anonymous wrote

Wow, thanks!
On 19 June 2006 at 15h14, Boyan from Bulgaria wrote

Tnx,it works!
On 20 June 2006 at 11h49, Manuel wrote

regsvr32 -u “regsvr32 -u C:\\Program Files\\MSN Messenger\\fsshext.8.0.0787.00.dll”
For the official release of Live Messenger.
On 20 June 2006 at 11h56, Selder wrote

Thanks Manuel, I’ll add it to the original post!
On 20 June 2006 at 16h53, anonymous wrote

The correct command is

regsvr32 -u “C:\\Program Files\\MSN Messenger\\fsshext.8.0.0787.00.dll”
On 20 June 2006 at 18h44, Selder wrote

Blame Wordpress to change those pesky ” into ” :) see! He did it again :)
On 20 June 2006 at 19h24, anonymous wrote

The problem are not the quotes ! the problem is that between the quotes should be only the path to the dll file and nothing more
There should be the command followed by the switch and the path to dll between quotes.

So please correct the command at the top of the page. There should be like i said before:

regsvr32 -u “C:\\Program Files\\MSN Messenger\\fsshext.8.0.0787.00.dll”

(No double regsvr32 commands !!)
On 20 June 2006 at 20h37, Selder wrote

Ah, darn, didn’t see that, corrected, thanks!

And I was talking about the quotes, Wordpress keeps changing the " into a ” .
On 21 June 2006 at 00h29, Matthew-Raizoku wrote

Worked for me!
On 21 June 2006 at 16h25, anonymous wrote

worked great 100% with the latest 8.0.0787.00 version for me, thanks!
On 21 June 2006 at 17h06, anonymous wrote

working.
On 22 June 2006 at 11h33, anonymous wrote

Yeah it works great..Thanks a lot dude :)
On 25 June 2006 at 23h01, Wearingseven wrote

just write

regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0XXX.00.dll”

where XXX is ur Messenger version number…
On 26 June 2006 at 05h19, anonymous wrote

its wrong the new version is

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0792.00.dll”

is u want to delete it

thanks 4 da head start though
On 28 June 2006 at 03h13, anonymous wrote

Thanks a lot. It does word really!

I have tried for couple of days to find a solution to remove it.
On 2 July 2006 at 07h48, uw-madison tech wrote

Excellent!

I had already done the registry hack – the extremely simple one – of just going into regedit and searching for all instances of “my sharing folders” and deleting them (there’s 1 CLSID) – that removes the sharing folders shell extension from my computer itself.

However, it ALWAYS made a dead shortcut in my documents anyway though, and I couldn’t figure out how to get rid of that. Apparently it was that DLL which you, my good man, just showed me how to unregister!

Thanks a million!
On 3 July 2006 at 02h56, BodyGuard wrote

NEWEST ONE

regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0792.00.dll”
On 7 July 2006 at 17h34, anonymous wrote

And if I want to put the shortcut back, what should I type?

Thanks
On 7 July 2006 at 21h37, Selder wrote

the same command without the -u
On 8 July 2006 at 15h11, anonymous wrote

Thanks a lot. It works.
On 8 July 2006 at 18h15, anonymous wrote

thanks!!! i so hate the my sharing folders in my computer!
On 9 July 2006 at 00h07, anonymous wrote

Thank very much for sharing!!! I hate that thing on my computer too!!
On 11 July 2006 at 01h42, anonymous wrote

Damn it! It comes back everytime Messenger upgrades itself – why oh why do Microsoft have to annoy me like this???
On 11 July 2006 at 07h26, Selder wrote

Doesn’t the most recent version of Live messenger has an option to disable those sharing folders once and for all?
On 14 July 2006 at 00h34, anonymous wrote

shot g. Now me and my niggaz dont have to put up with this shit.
On 14 July 2006 at 08h05, anonymous wrote

thanks a lot! it works!!
On 15 July 2006 at 00h18, anonymous wrote

Thanks for the tip, what a piece of shit, Microsoft sucks so bad, they are the one’s who named it “My Computer,” why can’t they let it be?
On 15 July 2006 at 20h50, anonymous wrote

Excellent! Glad to see the back of that. :)
On 19 July 2006 at 22h40, anonymous wrote

Thanks!! First site on Google too!! Wish I had searched for this earlier
On 20 July 2006 at 08h58, phoman wrote

thank you for the tip.
well done!
On 21 July 2006 at 12h07, anonymous wrote

Excellent, found this through good old google at #1
Well done on the quick, precise information.
Peace
On 23 July 2006 at 15h51, anonymous wrote

I am from FLORIDA, USA and this is not working for me. I have the latest version at 8.0.0792.00 and I go to START > RUN > and then Open:

regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0792.00.dll”

I do not get any error message, but then when I sign back into MSN Live the ‘My Sharing Folders’ comes back to My Documents.

What I’m I doing wrong?
On 23 July 2006 at 15h56, anonymous wrote

I dropped the ’s’ and now I am typing this in:

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0792.00.dll”

After I press OK I get this message:

RegSvr32: DIIUnregisterServer in C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0792.00.dll succeeded.

But when I logON to MSN messenger Live, the folder returns.
On 23 July 2006 at 17h39, Selder wrote

Is that the latest version? I’ll install it on my machine too to test the sucker :)
On 23 July 2006 at 17h46, Selder wrote

Mmm … I just succesfully unregistred that DLL, and those Sharing Folders are gone. Even when I restart Live Messenger, or do it when it’s running.

If I were you, I’d uninstall Live Messenger completelu, even remove the folder in Program Files, reboot, freshly download it and install it again, reboot, unregister that DLL, reboot, and check if those Sharing Folders stay gone …
On 23 July 2006 at 23h30, anonymous wrote

While on the subject of removing folders anyone know how to get rid of the NeroVision v. 4 and InterVIDEO WinDVD v. 7 folders that appear in My Documents anytime these applications ar eopened?
On 24 July 2006 at 00h11, Selder wrote

I just installed the WinDVD, but I don’t see any strange folders in ‘my documents’ … what folders are you talking about?
On 24 July 2006 at 01h19, anonymous wrote

I am talking about the InterVideo folder found in My Documents which contains a WinDVD folder. I am using the InterVideo WinDVD version 7 application. Additionally do you know how to remove the NeroVision and NeroHome folders from MyDocuments? I just game up on Windows Live Messenger 8, I went back to using version 7.5, it loads faster anyway. Too frustrating. I had to re-install my ASPI layers because NeroVision wasn’t working properly. Its been a long long rainy Florida day.
On 24 July 2006 at 12h05, Selder wrote

Really really very strange … I installed the demo version of WinDVD7 and didn’t see any of those folders.

Next time I reboot my rig, I’ll check it again. (But maybe that’s not any time soon, my XP machine’s uptime is 1 month, 2 weeks ;) )
On 31 July 2006 at 04h13, anonymous wrote

nice work thanks
On 31 July 2006 at 13h02, jonnyxx wrote

Thanks SELDER, worked a treat.
On 12 August 2006 at 17h42, skynet wrote

thanks.. it works… personnally i really dont like the new messenger.. i rather use the 7.5..
what do u guys think??
On 12 August 2006 at 23h04, Selder wrote

I don’t even use MSN messenger, Miranda IM for president!
On 14 August 2006 at 16h27, Devildoc wrote

Talking about sharing folders, there are 2 instances of the darn thing. One is a shortcut in My Documents, and the other is the actual folder itself located in My Computer When i do the unregistering of the DLL, it only removes the folder under My Computer, but the shortcut remains in the My Document. If i deleted the shortcut, it always comes back after a computer reboot. Does anyone know how to remove the shortcut from the My Documents?
On 24 August 2006 at 20h47, anonymous wrote

soooooo sweet! thanks very much.
On 30 August 2006 at 02h48, anonymous wrote

wow that was fast thanks man “damn Icons all over the place”
On 1 September 2006 at 03h56, JD wrote

Good work :-) Thanks for posting the tip!
On 1 September 2006 at 06h10, anonymous wrote

hey guys they changed yet again probably because of this very forum. So go to the programs folder it is based in, find the dll name and replace the one in the command with that name, other then the naming scheme being changed it worked wonderfully for me as well.
On 1 September 2006 at 12h51, Selder wrote

Strange, I just installed build 0812, and there was still a fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll file in the MSN messenger folder?
On 2 September 2006 at 04h53, HuLaLa wrote

Selder

Strange, I just installed build 0812, and there was still a fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll file in the MSN messenger folder?

For your information,it doesn’t delete the fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll file. it helps you to remove the “My Sharing Folders” in your “My Computer”.
On 2 September 2006 at 06h57, Selder wrote

HuLaLa, I was refering to the comment above, where Anonymous said “they changed it yet again“… I’d like to believe that of all people I should know what that command is for … I wrote the original article :p
On 2 September 2006 at 13h43, anonymous wrote

How can I ever thank you? I could name my third born after you! Thanks again!!!
On 4 September 2006 at 17h02, R Coffey wrote

Thanks a lot, worked perfectly. Now I just need to remember for the future. ;)
On 12 September 2006 at 12h23, Giwrgos wrote

Worked fine. Nice tweakie my version was live msn messenger with fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll.

Also kicked the logitech folders with it from the webcam proggy but its ok. never used them anyway :)
On 12 September 2006 at 23h31, anonymous wrote

works perfect! also on a windows on german!! thanks!
very useful
On 14 September 2006 at 04h26, anonymous wrote

Wow u guys are genius
On 17 September 2006 at 07h21, annnonomyous wrote

thanks for that, everyone should email MSN and tell them to remove it or at least add an option too remove it.
On 21 September 2006 at 18h42, anonymous wrote

BIG HUGE THANKS!!!! I HATED THAT. I MEAN HATED IT. IT JUST KEPT COMING BACK. THanks
On 22 September 2006 at 00h07, anonymous wrote

Thank u!!!!
On 24 September 2006 at 04h06, anonymous wrote

thanks!
On 25 September 2006 at 04h03, anonymous wrote

hi,my msn version is build 8.0..812.00,i did exactly what u said,after i press enter,nothing hapens,not even an error msg,can some1 plz help me,coz this folder really is annoying
On 25 September 2006 at 07h53, Selder wrote

What happens if you run “regsvr32″ with no arguments?
On 27 September 2006 at 11h00, anonymous wrote

thanks heaps!!!
On 29 September 2006 at 15h24, anonymous wrote

hey boy youre a good fellow you know
thanks from bill gates
was trying to remove those craps over my persnal computer
On 29 September 2006 at 15h24, anonymous wrote

hey thanks ;););););
On 30 September 2006 at 16h46, ataris_kid wrote

Thanks a lot, I appreciate this. :)
On 2 October 2006 at 02h35, Skull@ wrote

If you get Cant fing folder “C:\Program” or something like that do this:

regsvr32 /u “%programfiles%\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll”

xxx: is your version of MSN

example: regsvr32 /u “%programfiles%\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll”
On 2 October 2006 at 02h37, Skull@ wrote

Oh and I forgot, if you want it back (dont ask me why :D) do the folowing:

regsvr32 “%programfiles%\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll”
On 2 October 2006 at 15h25, anonymous wrote

hey i stil have the dead shortcut. how do i remove it?
On 2 October 2006 at 15h31, anonymous wrote

doesnt matter, done it!!!
On 4 October 2006 at 08h55, anonymous wrote

worked for me, thanks mate
On 7 October 2006 at 14h12, anonymous wrote

thanks ^^
On 9 October 2006 at 03h03, dying wrote

worked for me as well, cheers
On 9 October 2006 at 03h08, dying wrote

thnx dude, I hate those nasty registry hijackings of these programs,which modify system’s folders, shell menus(righ-click,SendTo,NewObject) without user’s decision.Programs like Messenger,Skype etc, should ask for user’s permission before they modify our settings. Cheers lads ;)
On 9 October 2006 at 09h04, Selder wrote

You should try ShellExView, maybe you can eliminate some more crappy right-click clutter …
On 12 October 2006 at 15h27, anonymous wrote

Nice one thanks for that- that icon really bugged me!
On 20 October 2006 at 05h06, anonymous wrote

Thanx a lot :D I have a My Computer toolbar at the top of my screen with my theme & folder icons being black.Having that icon among them stood out a mile & annoyed me as soon as I’d installed msn live.
On 23 October 2006 at 01h35, anonymous wrote

Thanks a lot for sharing that knowledge. Looks like many of us appreciated it.
On 23 October 2006 at 21h29, anonymous wrote

Hey. i cant seem to get rid of the sharing folder on my computer. Ive tried everything written in messages above but it still wont go away. I keep gettong a load library message or am told it cant find the file. Im not sure where im goin wrong. any advice you ccould give me would be a great help. my e-mail is c_o_s45@hotmail.com
On 23 October 2006 at 21h37, Selder wrote

There is really nothing to it, just copy the command in your start > run and all should go well …
On 24 October 2006 at 13h56, anonymous wrote

much love, moment i saw it i went straight to google and searched how to remove it, glad to find a solution that works first go :)
On 25 October 2006 at 18h14, anonymous wrote

Worked for me – thx
On 28 October 2006 at 12h27, anonymous wrote

Thanks mate
On 31 October 2006 at 10h21, anonymous wrote

Thanks a lot, worked great for version 812 as well.
On 2 November 2006 at 17h16, anonymous wrote

Thank you!!! Worked for my version 812 as well! I had asked the Messenger site to help with this, PFFT! That’s why I ended up here! Thank you once again!
On 4 November 2006 at 03h12, anonymous wrote

Thank you! Worked perfectly in non-english MSN / WinXP. Crazy people at ms, thinking our PCs are public severs… tsk tsk…
On 4 November 2006 at 03h59, anonymous wrote

P.S.: Obviously, “Program Files” should be replaced for the actual folder name in other languages of WinXP for this to work, or just use the %programfiles% string.

P.S.2: For the ones reporting the folder keeps coming back, try to deactivate shared folder in MSN options.
On 5 November 2006 at 06h01, tara wrote

hiii… does anyone else have the problem that after deleting my sharing folders out of my computer, the friggin shortcut is still in my documents??!! helpp mee! :(
On 5 November 2006 at 19h16, Selder wrote

Tara, did you try selecting it and hitting “delete” on your keyboard? ;)
On 7 November 2006 at 21h46, anonymous wrote

THANK YOU!!! haha! got rid of the bastard!
On 10 November 2006 at 19h11, anonymous wrote

Ok, after reading all of this page, and typing in code after code, it still is giving me a message that reads: The module “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.dll” was loaded but the call to DllUnregisterServer failed with error code 0×80070005.

I have Windows Vista. RC1
On 10 November 2006 at 21h36, Selder wrote

Next time I reboot, I’ll boot into Vista and try it out myself … maybe the command “regsvr32″ has a different command line option to unload a DLL…

Try running “regsvr32 /?” in a command prompt window, and did you try doing it as administrator, and not with an account having administrative privileges?
On 13 November 2006 at 00h11, tara wrote

yessss i did try delete :P but it keeps coming back!! :( try delete pfffft haha any other suggestions?
On 16 November 2006 at 16h53, coolsc81 wrote

thanks, worked for me! :)
On 17 November 2006 at 17h03, Kent wrote

Im using the 8.1 beta on a Swedish XP SP2 and i used this line:

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.1.0106.00.dll”

and for english it would be:

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.1.0106.00.dll”

Works like a charm :) thanks..
On 17 November 2006 at 17h05, Kent wrote

ehh.. it should be ” Program Files ” on the second line :) sorry
On 23 November 2006 at 06h18, monoco wrote

You may as well delete the following registry key and it will instantly dissapear

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{FC9FB64A-1EB2-4CCF-AF5E-1A497A9B5C2D}

Once your mouse has selected that key… check on the right pane where the default reg value is … and see that is says “Messenger Sharing Folders” if thats not it … it is some of the surrounding RegKeys… Enjoy!
On 23 November 2006 at 08h48, Selder wrote

True, the above should work too, but I would prefer to unregister the DLL, so it doesn’t load when my XP boots… I don’t know if deleting the registrykey does the same (but it does indeed remove the icon too)
On 23 November 2006 at 08h49, cyberman2ya wrote

Latest As of NOv 23 2006

regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll
On 23 November 2006 at 08h55, cyberman2ya wrote

100 % working Confirmed

Copy past the following to RUN

regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll
On 23 November 2006 at 09h14, Selder wrote

What does that -s do?
On 23 November 2006 at 09h15, Selder wrote

Ah, just to surpress the message if the unregistring failed … nice, now you’ll have to guess if it worked or not :)
On 29 November 2006 at 21h23, anonymous wrote

regsvr32 -u “%programfiles%\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll”

This works on most os’s :)
On 1 December 2006 at 14h27, Selder wrote

True, just untill MS decides to change the filename again :)
On 3 December 2006 at 02h43, jkz wrote

YES die folder die and don’t come back
On 7 December 2006 at 21h19, Shocker wrote

Pff thanks for the info. That folder was starting to get on my nerves :))
On 8 December 2006 at 01h40, (/\)o|_\/eRi(\)e wrote

took me a little jiggling but worX great… u da bomb mate

kia mau te wehi
On 8 December 2006 at 02h12, anonymous wrote

cheers dude
On 10 December 2006 at 07h00, the_undertow wrote

yay. i never make my bed but i am so ANAL about my computer.
thanks!
On 10 December 2006 at 10h48, Selder wrote

Undertow, haha! hilarious!
On 13 December 2006 at 02h59, James wrote

Hm, doesn’t work again. I think MS may have changed something.

I just downloaded Live Messenger today…
On 13 December 2006 at 07h30, Selder wrote

James, if you would just search for files with “fsshext” in it, what files do you find?
On 13 December 2006 at 07h55, Selder wrote

Uhrm. I just downloaded and installed Live Messenger and it still works … I’m guessing that you’re doing it wrong :)
On 13 December 2006 at 23h26, James wrote

I’ve got this file: fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll

so i did this:
regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll”

this has worked for me before, but i’m on a new xp install.. not sure why it doesn’t work now :(
On 14 December 2006 at 07h05, anonymous wrote

Works great. If you are doing this from the command line (cmd from start->run), you will have to change it slightly. This is how it must look to work there: regsvr32 -u C:\Progra~1\MSNMes~1\fsshex~1.dll

This works regardless of the version because it only cares about the fsshex part of the file. That might help for some of you who don’t know the version.
On 14 December 2006 at 07h42, Selder wrote

James, remove that “-s” from your command, you should see its messages. Maybe the DLL is unregistred successfully, but the icon is still there, you can just delete it like a normal icon after running the command.
On 18 December 2006 at 04h16, anonymous wrote

shazzam!!! worked like a charm
On 18 December 2006 at 12h02, cyberman2ya wrote

Here you go new code …

regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll”

I will try to post it …when it changes …

just send me an email when it changes ….
On 18 December 2006 at 13h19, Selder wrote

What’s new about that code? It is exactly the same as in the article? :p
On 19 December 2006 at 08h02, anonymous wrote

if you struggle and can’t get the quotes right, just start a dos command window, change to the installation fodler and do the regsvr32 -u fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll and nothing more. done and done.
On 23 December 2006 at 21h48, nic wrote

thx it worked
i just used what you had up there, copy and pasted and put in my version number… like you said,
On 25 December 2006 at 14h03, bedwards wrote

BRILLIANT!! Merry Christmas and thanks so much!!
On 27 December 2006 at 01h12, anonymous DoN wrote

I used the command above … IT WORKS…… However, the shortcut in My Docs keeps coming back……..WHAT SHOULD I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On 27 December 2006 at 01h15, Selder wrote

Keeps coming back, or was never gone? Tried manually deleting it (you know, selecting it and pressing ‘delete’ on your keyboard) :)

Maybe tick “don’t use sharing folders” in your MSN client?
On 27 December 2006 at 01h28, anonymous DoN wrote

I have tried to manually delete it however, when i quit (close) MSN Messenger, and later on “sign in” again …. the shortcut comes back.

P.S. Thanks for the quick reply
On 27 December 2006 at 01h40, Selder wrote

It’s been ages since I’ve had MSN Messenger (or Live Messenger) installed on my system, but isn’t it possible to disable those sharing folders in the options from MSN Messenger itself? Smells to me that MSN Messenger is trying to re-initialise those sharing folders, even when the DLL is unregistred…
On 28 December 2006 at 15h54, Ab wrote

This is good. I hate My Sharing Folders and never used it once. Good work, I appreciate it.
On 30 December 2006 at 20h40, Anei wrote

Thanks a lot. worked fine with 812 :D
On 1 January 2007 at 14h48, anonymous wrote

I’ve removed it per the instructions above, and it keeps coming back too…

I had been manually deleting it, but was hoping for a more permanent fix. :(
On 1 January 2007 at 16h11, anonymous DoN wrote

I personally HATE the sharing folder, is there anyway of removing the shortcut once the procedure above has been carried out??

I tried deleting it manually ……. buit it comes back the next time i sign in.

I also have version 812.

Thanks.
On 1 January 2007 at 21h47, Selder wrote

Maybe search the options in MSN Messenger itself to disable those sharing folders?
On 2 January 2007 at 04h01, anonymous wrote

nice! worked for me, had to change the name of the dll file as it had a bunch of extra crap on the end of the filename.. but it worked
On 2 January 2007 at 08h19, anonymous wrote

dumb m*fuckin folder! thanks so much i hate when applications put in shit like that. i never even use sharing folders.
On 10 January 2007 at 22h19, Dave wrote

I checked in the options – all you need to do is: Tools>Options>Sharing Folders and un-tick ‘Use sharing folders instead of sending one file at a time’.
On 10 January 2007 at 22h28, Selder wrote

But does that remove the “my sharing folder” from Windows Explorer?
On 13 January 2007 at 16h27, anonymous wrote

Works BEAUTIFUL for me!!! THANKS!!!

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0812.00.dll”
On 15 January 2007 at 06h27, anonymous wrote

How on earth did you figure that out pal? Thanks for the help. I did the same earlier my editing the registry. Your way is handy than mine. Cheers mate.
On 16 January 2007 at 01h27, anonymous wrote

yep, this one is gold from command prompt:

regsvr32 -u C:\Progra~1\MSNMes~1\fsshex~1.dll

thanks all
On 16 January 2007 at 16h39, anonymous wrote

many thanks, worked a treat!
On 19 January 2007 at 10h54, anonymous wrote

For people running Visa or not logged in as an admin, run cmd.exe as an administrator then type or paste the command in that should fix it.
On 22 January 2007 at 00h14, Ian wrote

thank you very much Selder!
On 22 January 2007 at 23h17, anonymous wrote

On the subject of deleteing unwanted folders that keep coming back, can anyone get rid of the Nerovision folder that won’t get out of my documents? I have Nero 7 Essentials, came with a new comp.
On 23 January 2007 at 06h03, anonymous wrote

thanks a bunch
On 24 January 2007 at 22h22, Selder wrote

I recently installed my system again, but only installed the “burning rom” part of Nero 7, not al the rest of the crap …
On 26 January 2007 at 21h07, anonymous wrote

sweet thanks =)
On 8 February 2007 at 09h43, phantomgoose wrote

Anyone using Windows Vista (any version) and recieving the error messege 0×80070005 you need to turn off the UAC feature in control panel under the user account section, reboot and run the same command.

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.dll[insertversionnumber]“
On 8 February 2007 at 23h58, Mike wrote

Works like a charm!

I’d also mention I just stumbled upon this site and like the no-nonsense approach. So, many thanks.
On 9 February 2007 at 07h40, anonymous wrote

you won’t need to turn off UAC in vista … just type in CMD in the search bar, wait until the command prompt shortcut is displayed then right click > run as administrator and type the command in the dos prompt
On 11 February 2007 at 07h46, anonymous wrote

Worked Well thanks !
On 11 February 2007 at 12h55, anonymous wrote

Hello,

I am facing a small problem with Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812.00. After opening the main MSN Messenger window, it’s taking long time to print my user name after typing, to make my point clear, there is lot delay between typing my user name and printing the same on the user name tab (passwd field is working as usual).

Can you please help me ???

Thanks,
Chetan
On 11 February 2007 at 22h14, anonymous wrote

worked, but had to change the bit in between the fsshext. and the .dll to the file I had in the MSN Messenger folder. But worked once that was changed!
On 12 February 2007 at 08h30, Selder wrote

Chetan, I don’t know, maybe reinstall/clean Live Messenger?
On 14 February 2007 at 00h30, anonymous wrote

it dont work for me!
On 14 February 2007 at 00h32, anonymous wrote

it dont work for me! HOW SAD!
On 14 February 2007 at 14h10, anonymous wrote

Bad News…
Micro$oft have become wise; the latest update (Build 8.1.0178.00) automatically replaces the dll every time you restart Messenger.

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll”

Looks like we need another work-around.
On 14 February 2007 at 14h16, anonymous wrote

Don’t use the shortcut Messenger creates as this will re-install the dll.

Instead, go to the Messnger directory and create your own shortcut from there.
On 19 February 2007 at 15h29, anonymous wrote

it works! thnx
i thought u had to go to the “msn live” folder but no msn messenger
my version was fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll
On 20 February 2007 at 09h23, magoogler wrote

we are eternally grateful… : D
On 24 February 2007 at 22h35, anonymous wrote

works perfect
On 26 February 2007 at 05h32, anonymous wrote

If messenger is running in the system tray right click it and chose exit to close it.
Next click Start then Run and copy and paste the line below and hit enter.

regsvr32 -u C:\Progra~1\MSNMes~1\fsshex~1.dll

Next navigate to C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger and find the file called msnmsgr.exe. Right click it and choose send to desktop (create shortcut).
Rename the new shortcut Windows Live Messenger. Right click it and choose copy. Next navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and paste the shortcut. It will ask if you wish to overight the original one, choose yes and BINGO! it’s gone forever.
On 26 February 2007 at 07h46, Selder wrote

Thanks, might come in handy for those who still run Live Messenger ;)
On 27 February 2007 at 05h00, Maverick wrote

Thanks a lot for this, MSN is my preffered IM, but i hate the crap like that that microsaft adds in, typical, thanks a ton for the help.
On 27 February 2007 at 21h57, anonymous wrote

For anyone who is still wondering how to get the shortcut to permanently disappear from My Documents, you have to hold Shift down while deleting it. That worked for me.
On 28 February 2007 at 07h27, anonymous wrote

When I go run I get a box that says open before the box, and browse after the box. When I type in
regsvr32 -u -s “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll”
the run box disappears and nothing happens. Could anyone help me out with this?

I just tried from command prompt
regsvr32 -u C:\Progra~1\MSNMes~1\fsshex~1.dll
Worked a treat.

Thought I’d let you all know
On 28 February 2007 at 07h59, Selder wrote

That -s in your first attempt means “run this command silently”, so no popups if it failed or succeeded ;)
On 17 March 2007 at 12h28, anonymous wrote

thanks,
Billy the kid
On 4 May 2007 at 21h48, abigail wrote

um i have messanger 8.1 and on windows vista so i dont have ‘run’ on my computer
On 4 May 2007 at 21h49, abigail wrote

if u could help i would greatly appreciate that!
On 5 May 2007 at 19h43, Selder wrote

Just type it in the searchbox of the brand spanking new start menu, or go through your options and enable the run box…
On 30 May 2007 at 06h39, Jim wrote

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll

worked for me

just went to “About Messenger” and put my “8.1.0178.00.dll” version and the “succeeded” message came up. I pressed F5 and the folder was gone.
THANKS!
On 5 June 2007 at 07h29, anonymous wrote

this dosen’t work for me. I typed in:

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll”

substituting the xxx for the version number. I am using Widnows vista home premium 32bit and i get the following error message:

The module “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll” was loaded but the call to DllUnregisterServer failed with error code 0×80070005

Any suggestions?
On 5 June 2007 at 19h26, Selder wrote

No clue, didn’t run into that problem on any of my Vista machines… Maybe uninstalling and reinstalling Messenger will help?
On 26 January 2008 at 21h41, JasonP wrote

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll” worked for me. My OS = WinXP SP2.

One question, though: This fix successfully removed the “My Sharing Folders” from “My Computer”, and also cleared the Target of the shortcut in “My Documents” (although the shortcut itself had to be deleted manually). However, the shortcut used to actually point to the following directory:

C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\\Sharing Folders

(which is probably an alias for the “My Sharing Folders” in “My Computer”, or something), and *this* particular directory didn’t get deleted by the fix. Is it safe to delete it, or should it be left alone?

Also, another website recommended using TweakUI to effect the same result (simply uncheck the box next to “My Sharing Folders” under the “My Computer” options). I didn’t do that because I didn’t know whether doing that treated the symptom or the underlying disease, so to speak. After running regsvr32 -u, that option simply disappeared from the TweakUI menu, so I’m assuming that this (regsvr32) is the better way to go. Any thoughts?
On 26 January 2008 at 21h46, JasonP wrote

The “other website” that I mentioned regarding TweakUI is:

http://winhowto.blogspot.com/2006/08/fixed-remove-my-sharing-folders-from.html
On 26 January 2008 at 23h33, Selder wrote

I don’t know what the TweakUI thing does (but I do think it is exactly the same as the registry fix on the winhowto blog, it just removes the registry key), but if you want my opinion, the regsrv32 is the best option here. Using the regsrv32 option, the complete “my sharing folders” is unloaded from memory, and not just hidden.

oh, and that directory in Local Settings is safe to delete.

oh, and Miranda IM > Windows Live Messenger
On 27 January 2008 at 04h28, JasonP wrote

Oops. That directory path should be:

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\USER-ID@hotmail.com\Sharing Folders

(I posted this earlier, but I guess it didn’t get submitted properly.)
On 27 January 2008 at 17h41, Selder wrote

That too, no harm in deleting that folder.
On 14 February 2008 at 09h12, koi lad wrote

this is the code for the newest type of msn

regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll
On 20 February 2008 at 10h15, R-row wrote

newest regsvr32 -u “C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\fsshext.8.5.1302.1018.dll”
On 6 March 2008 at 18h34, anonymous wrote

I ran the command for the latest version (8.5.1302.1018), but now, everytime I start MSN, it reconfigures/reinstalls the missing key in registry and ‘My Sharing Folders’ keeps coming back. What to do?
On 6 March 2008 at 21h01, Selder wrote

Delete the shortcut you are using to start MSN Live Messenger, and create a new one – browse to the EXE and right click to “create shortcut”.
On 6 March 2008 at 21h07, anonymous wrote

Already tried that one, but MSN keeps recreating a new shortcut as it recreates the key in the registry.
Hmm, could it have something to do with System Restore maybe?
On 6 March 2008 at 21h23, Selder wrote

No, system restore will never revert to a previous system state on its own.

Hm. Strange things, that new-shortcut trick worked with previous versions. There is no new option in the Live Messenger options to enable or disable those pesky mt sharing folders?

Or otherwise (but not advisable) change the registrt value to something “not working”, and then play with the security on that key, so that the system account doesn’t have any rights to it.
On 9 March 2008 at 22h35, anonymous wrote

Have also tried with A-Patch now – same result. Is there any other solution other than mixing with user/system rights?
On 15 March 2008 at 19h41, anonymous wrote

Worked like a charm, THANK YOU!

Just make sure the fsshext.8.0.0xxx.00.dll numbers match that of the .DLL file located in C/Program Files/MSN Messenger

For example, mine happened to be fsshext.8.1.0178.00.dll

Good Luck!
On 28 May 2008 at 00h22, zlot wrote

All this info is good and correct FOR OLDER VERSIONS. But look at what’s going on here, and you’ll see that all you have to do is make sure the location if the fsshext file is correct and the name is correct. SO FIND THE FILE! In the latest version I used the statement:
regsvr32 -u C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\fsshext.8.5.1302.1018.dll”
I see there is a set of quotes missing! But this worked….just realize that everything past the regsvr32 -u is nothing more than the location of this dll file.
On 30 July 2008 at 15h18, hsmit wrote

this one helped me a lot:

http://computer-know-how.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-to-remove-my-sharing-folder-windows.html
On 11 December 2008 at 05h01, anonymous wrote

For this to work on Vista, you must open Command Line, type “cd C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\” (cd = change directory) and then type the normal command from there, seems like Vista has some sort of problem with using relative paths, one step foward, two steps back!
On 1 March 2009 at 16h48, anonymous wrote

Unfortunately, none of the above worked for me. The “my sharing folders” must have been created in some other way on my system.

Tweak Ui only deleted it out of My Computer but left it in Explorer. Unregistering the dll didn’t work nor did renaming the dll file. What finally got rid of the annoying piece of Sh!!! was to delete the following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{FC9FB64A-1EB2-4CCF-AF5E-1A497A9B5C2D}]

@=”Messenger Sharing Folders”

I hope this relieves someone else’s frustration if none of the above works!