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Odd entry in My Network Places
Am using a WinXP PC. Under My Network Places, I wondered how the below
www.companynamehere.org (not its real name) website entry got in there, what I must have clicked to get it there, and if I can just delete it? My Network Places entrepreneurship on www.companynamehere.org (I deleted) SharedDocs on John's PC SharedDocs on Bill's PC It's also under... My Network Places Entire Network Web Client Network Www.companynamehere.org (I tried to manually delete this one but it wouldn't. then it disappeared about a day later) Thanks, George (Re-posted at Microsoft rep's request) |
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Odd entry in My Network Places
Hi George,
Ok, what happened is you either opened a file or executed a file from that site. The site is running HTTP DAV which is a protocol that in short behaves kind of like an SMB share (non technical explination). What we do is when you open a file/execute a file from a share (SMB or DAV) is add a shortcut it into My Network Places, sort of like an MRU of where you've open files from on a network. If you do not want it, simply delete it from My Network Places. Hope this helps! Thanks, Nico Tomacelli Microsoft Corp. US - Windows CoSOLID This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ================================================== === When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ================================================== === "George" wrote in message ... Am using a WinXP PC. Under My Network Places, I wondered how the below www.companynamehere.org (not its real name) website entry got in there, what I must have clicked to get it there, and if I can just delete it? My Network Places entrepreneurship on www.companynamehere.org (I deleted) SharedDocs on John's PC SharedDocs on Bill's PC It's also under... My Network Places Entire Network Web Client Network Www.companynamehere.org (I tried to manually delete this one but it wouldn't. then it disappeared about a day later) Thanks, George (Re-posted at Microsoft rep's request) |
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Odd entry in My Network Places
Thanks Nico,
Yes, very helpful, I was able to delete these things. But wondered about what is HTTP DAV, SMB, and MRU? Also, I usually (actually never) run an executable file from any site except maybe a Microsoft patch or Adobe patch or similar. I do open pdf's, but thought they don't allow the source site to execute any code. (And no other site that I got a pdf from put it's website into My Network Places.) It's possible this particular site had a pdf on it, but don't know what else I would have opened from this site, so I wondered how some type of executable code could have started running to cause it to put its website address/shortcut into My Network Places. Would welcome any insights you might have to offer, thanks again. |
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Odd entry in My Network Places
Hi George,
Yes, a .pdf file would of added this as well. Oh, sorry...I forget to not use TLA's (three letter acronyms) somtimes MRU - Most Recently Used. This is a list of items that you have recently frequented. SMB - SMB, which stands for Server Message Block, is a protocol for sharing files, printers, serial ports, and communications abstractions such as named pipes and mail slots between computers. HTTP DAV - stands for "Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning". It is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers. Hope this helps clarify some of the terms I used Feel free to ask any other questions. Thanks, Nico Tomacelli Microsoft Corp. US - Windows CoSOLID This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ================================================== === When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ================================================== === "George" wrote in message ... Thanks Nico, Yes, very helpful, I was able to delete these things. But wondered about what is HTTP DAV, SMB, and MRU? Also, I usually (actually never) run an executable file from any site except maybe a Microsoft patch or Adobe patch or similar. I do open pdf's, but thought they don't allow the source site to execute any code. (And no other site that I got a pdf from put it's website into My Network Places.) It's possible this particular site had a pdf on it, but don't know what else I would have opened from this site, so I wondered how some type of executable code could have started running to cause it to put its website address/shortcut into My Network Places. Would welcome any insights you might have to offer, thanks again. |
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