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Windows Explorer Continues to Show Deleted Share Names

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Article ID:226092
Last Review:October 30, 2006
Revision:3.1
This article was previously published under Q226092

SYMPTOMS

If you delete a share from a command prompt using the "NET SHARE sharename /DELETE" command, Windows Explorer does not reflect the deletion and continues to show the folder as being shared. Quitting and restarting Windows Explorer does not resolve the issue. The properties of the folder show the folder as not being shared.

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CAUSE

The shared folder is not updated in Windows Explorer because the information in Windows Explorer is cached. This cached data is still used if you quit and restart Windows Explorer.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, refresh the Windows Explorer display by pressing the F5 key or by clicking Refresh on the View menu.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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kbprb kbui KB226092

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