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KILL THE NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD ICON

I've seen a lot of people who have bought computers with Windows 9x/ME installed and who find a Network Neighborhood icon on their desktop even though their computer system is not on a network. If you try to delete the icon in the normal manner (for example, right-clicking and selecting Delete), it doesn't work. The process to get rid of this icon is rather involved: you need to use the System Policy Editor, which if installed, is found under System Tools inside Accessories. If it isn't installed, you'll either need to have the CD-ROM version of Windows 9x/ME in order to install it, or else you can download it from the Microsoft web site. Assuming it is installed, here is how you go about hiding the Network Neighborhood icon: click the Start button, then click Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally System Policy Editor. Double-click the icon for Local User in the client window. Click the plus sign next to the word Shell in order to expand that entry. Now you click the plus sign next to Restrictions. Click the check box next to Hide Network Neighborhood. Click OK. Click the File menu and choose Save on the pull-down menu. Then click File again and finally click Exit on that menu. The last thing you have to do is restart Windows.