tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post6736387189442115495..comments2011-06-08T09:43:03.958-04:00Comments on ViperGeek's Random Ramblings: Removing Scanners, Cameras and Webcams from "My Co...ViperGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05255427419887081791noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-87295175391578257612011-06-08T09:43:03.958-04:002011-06-08T09:43:03.958-04:00Pesky scanner/camera icon has been annoying me for...Pesky scanner/camera icon has been annoying me for years! No more - nice fix , Dave ;-)whitegoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11415918508659740384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-19852019875112804132011-03-28T15:07:34.457-04:002011-03-28T15:07:34.457-04:00love ya :Dlove ya :D/maurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07686129604657453424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-63900407310676468142010-09-05T00:23:36.573-04:002010-09-05T00:23:36.573-04:00Works. Under the Explorer tree make sure you delet...Works. Under the Explorer tree make sure you delete the whole key not just string under both Desktop/NameSpace AND My Computer/NameSpace. Leave the "Namespace" sub-key. Then refresh explorer. If it doesn't show you restart Explorer (crash it and restart).polocanadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479251985173483497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-66739494743211420382010-07-04T16:57:22.016-04:002010-07-04T16:57:22.016-04:00I've deleted everything under desktop. To no a...I've deleted everything under desktop. To no avail. There's still a quickcam icon. It's the last icon left!Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628684585742647184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-23361940072093187322010-04-01T20:33:30.016-04:002010-04-01T20:33:30.016-04:00Delete the whole "delegate folders" fold...Delete the whole "delegate folders" folder under "desktop" rather than "my computer" to kill the desktop icon too.Joel Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466396842184358403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-20028371097077557532009-04-02T15:46:00.000-04:002009-04-02T15:46:00.000-04:00It's odd that it didn't work for you. Did...It's odd that it didn't work for you. Did you delete the actual key from the left pane in RegEdit (looks like a folder), or just the string value "Scanners & Cameras"? Did you restart your My Computer window?<BR/><BR/>I have the "Launch folder windows in a separate process" option enabled in the View tab within Folder Options. Not sure if that would make a ViperGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05255427419887081791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-66650663831808723832009-04-02T08:27:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:27:00.000-04:00i got the same problem....cant get rid of that ico...i got the same problem....cant get rid of that icon....khushreet@aol.inhttp://openid.aol.com/khushreet@aol.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17630126.post-87266715333787018432009-03-09T16:24:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:24:00.000-04:00Hi there I have a quickcam also and it has left th...Hi there I have a quickcam also and it has left the aforementioned annoyance on my desktop. I have found the reg key and removed it (Scanners and cameras in this directory<BR/>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace<BR/><BR/>It was in the delegate folder but the icon remains on my desktop. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.<BR/> ThankyouKing_Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336750034638624615noreply@blogger.com