Solved My Bluetooth Places wont leave DESKTOP!

[SUPA FRANKY]

Hey had to install drivers to make my BT Headset work with skype... it installed a icon on desktop that called MY BLUETOOTH PLACES. And I cant delete it trash it or move it. Any ideas?

Windows 7 ULTIMATE 64 bit

 

[Brink]

Hello Franky,

If you could post back screenshots of these registry (regedit) locations below showing all of the right pane at each location, I'll be happy to see if one of them is the entry for your Bluetooth desktop icon and post back a REG file that will remove it for you.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel
 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu
 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel
 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

There isnt any under CURRENT USER but here is the LOCAL MACHINE pics. THANKS!

 

[Brink]

Nothing at those locations. There's one more location that it may be at as well. If you post back a screenshot of the location below, I'll be happy to take a look to see if it may be here instead. Be sure that the screenshot shows all of the long number keys in the left pane under "NameSpace".

1. In the right pane of one of these selected long sub-key numbers, we need to locate the one with the default value of "My Bluetooth Places" as it's description and delete that long sub-key number in the left pane.
2. I believe it will be this long key number: {6af09ec9-b429-11d4-a1fb-0090960218cb}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

AH! Found it there and deleted it and worked like a charm! THANKS A BUNCH! ^_^

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Franky. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.