Here's a quick tip to remove the "My Sharing Folders" shell extension that Windows Live Messenger installs.
Open a command prompt (cmd.exe) with administrative rights. (In Vista you need to right-click and choose "Run as administrator", or type "cmd" in the start menu and press Control-Shift-Enter.)
Copy or type this command:
regsvr32 -u -s "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\fsshext.8.5.1302.1018.dll"
Note that you must check the correct filename first, as this changes with every version of Windows Live Messenger.
Update: I've posted a
follow-up article to solve the reinstallation problem created by the latest Windows Live Messenger (WLM) versions.
Labels: Live, Messenger, Vista, Windows, WLM
