re: Question about 'Stop Windows XP from creating the My Pictures folder' Monday, April 26, 2004 at 7:06 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by triplate (20834 messages posted) User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer] System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ Explorer] Value Name: NoStartMenuMyMusic Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = remove folder)...same applies for MY Music.... On Monday, April 26, 2004 at 6:05 pm, Brian wrote: >I have been combating this problem forever!  What I have done in the past >was create a stupid batch script that Scheduled Tasks initiates several times per >hour that would "behind my back" delete those useless "My..." folders.  Today, I >came across your clever fix about creating another file with the same name as the >directory — >duh!< — never crossed my mind!  So I tried it.  After about an >hour, my POS XP box renamed it to My Pictures.000 and had the nerve to re-create >the dreaded My Pictures and My Music folders again! > >(I have XP Home instead of Pro...maybe that's why?) Written in response to: Question about 'Stop Windows XP from creating the My Pictures folder' (Brian: Monday, April 26, 2004 at 6:05 pm) Responses to this message: This 'hint' appears to be incomplete. (John Walker: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 12:16 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Stop Windows XP from creating the My Pictures folder' (Brian: Mon, Apr 26, 2004, 6:05 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows XP from creating the My Pictures folder' (triplate: Mon, Apr 26, 2004, 7:06 pm) This 'hint' appears to be incomplete. (John Walker: Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:16 pm) re: This 'hint' appears to be incomplete. (AndyP: Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 10:51 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Windows XP from creating the My Pictures folder' (HeLLBoY: Sat, Apr 9, 2005, 7:45 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum