What are NetHood and PrinterHood used for?

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PrintHood

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Data type Range Default value
REG_EXPAND_SZ
Path
%USERPROFILE%\PrintHood


Description

Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
user has added to the computer.

You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
drive in the value of this entry.

And

NetHood

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Data type Range Default value
REG_EXPAND_SZ
Path
%USERPROFILE%\NetHood


Description

Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to servers that the
user has added to My Network Places.

You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
drive in the value of this entry.



active wrote:

> I have two folders:
> NetHood and PrinterHood
>
> Do you know what they are used for?
>
> Thanks
>
>
 
When I open NetHood, for example, I actually see the contents of the entry
you sited?

Thanks

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> PrintHood
>
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
>
> Data type Range Default value
> REG_EXPAND_SZ
> Path
> %USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
>
>
> Description
>
> Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
> user has added to the computer.
>
> You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
> drive in the value of this entry.
>
> And
>
> NetHood
>
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
>
> Data type Range Default value
> REG_EXPAND_SZ
> Path
> %USERPROFILE%\NetHood
>
>
> Description
>
> Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to servers that the
> user has added to My Network Places.
>
> You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
> drive in the value of this entry.
>
>
>
> active wrote:
>
>> I have two folders:
>> NetHood and PrinterHood
>>
>> Do you know what they are used for?
>>
>> Thanks

>
 
No, that's the information pertaining to the folders you asked about.
The Description tells what their use is.

active wrote:

> When I open NetHood, for example, I actually see the contents of the entry
> you sited?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:e9GOQkIyHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>>PrintHood
>>
>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
>>
>>Data type Range Default value
>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>> Path
>> %USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
>>
>>
>>Description
>>
>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
>>user has added to the computer.
>>
>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
>>drive in the value of this entry.
>>
>>And
>>
>>NetHood
>>
>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
>>
>>Data type Range Default value
>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>> Path
>> %USERPROFILE%\NetHood
>>
>>
>>Description
>>
>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to servers that the
>>user has added to My Network Places.
>>
>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
>>drive in the value of this entry.
>>
>>
>>
>>active wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have two folders:
>>>NetHood and PrinterHood
>>>
>>>Do you know what they are used for?
>>>
>>>Thanks

>>

>
>
 
My printerhood is empty and I do have printers.
I think I don't understand.
Are the shortcuts in the folder or in the Registry?


Thanks a lot


"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eH6HY1JyHHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> No, that's the information pertaining to the folders you asked about. The
> Description tells what their use is.
>
> active wrote:
>
>> When I open NetHood, for example, I actually see the contents of the
>> entry you sited?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:e9GOQkIyHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>PrintHood
>>>
>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>Folders
>>>
>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>> Path
>>> %USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
>>>
>>>
>>>Description
>>>
>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
>>>user has added to the computer.
>>>
>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
>>>drive in the value of this entry.
>>>
>>>And
>>>
>>>NetHood
>>>
>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>Folders
>>>
>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>> Path
>>> %USERPROFILE%\NetHood
>>>
>>>
>>>Description
>>>
>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to servers that the
>>>user has added to My Network Places.
>>>
>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
>>>drive in the value of this entry.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>active wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have two folders:
>>>>NetHood and PrinterHood
>>>>
>>>>Do you know what they are used for?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>

>>
>>

>
 
"Description
Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
user has added to the computer."


Have you created shortcuts to the these network printers?

active wrote:

> My printerhood is empty and I do have printers.
> I think I don't understand.
> Are the shortcuts in the folder or in the Registry?
>
>
> Thanks a lot
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eH6HY1JyHHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>>No, that's the information pertaining to the folders you asked about. The
>>Description tells what their use is.
>>
>>active wrote:
>>
>>
>>>When I open NetHood, for example, I actually see the contents of the
>>>entry you sited?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:e9GOQkIyHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>PrintHood
>>>>
>>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>>Folders
>>>>
>>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>>>Path
>>>>%USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Description
>>>>
>>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
>>>>user has added to the computer.
>>>>
>>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
>>>>drive in the value of this entry.
>>>>
>>>>And
>>>>
>>>>NetHood
>>>>
>>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>>Folders
>>>>
>>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>>>Path
>>>>%USERPROFILE%\NetHood
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Description
>>>>
>>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to servers that the
>>>>user has added to My Network Places.
>>>>
>>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or mapped
>>>>drive in the value of this entry.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>active wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have two folders:
>>>>>NetHood and PrinterHood
>>>>>
>>>>>Do you know what they are used for?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>

>
>
 
I can print on it but I'm guessing now that may not be a shortcut I'm using.

thanks

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uhb7PXLyHHA.5888@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "Description
> Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
> user has added to the computer."
>
>
> Have you created shortcuts to the these network printers?
>
> active wrote:
>
>> My printerhood is empty and I do have printers.
>> I think I don't understand.
>> Are the shortcuts in the folder or in the Registry?
>>
>>
>> Thanks a lot
>>
>>
>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:eH6HY1JyHHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>No, that's the information pertaining to the folders you asked about. The
>>>Description tells what their use is.
>>>
>>>active wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>When I open NetHood, for example, I actually see the contents of the
>>>>entry you sited?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:e9GOQkIyHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>PrintHood
>>>>>
>>>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>>>Folders
>>>>>
>>>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>>>>Path
>>>>>%USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Description
>>>>>
>>>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
>>>>>user has added to the computer.
>>>>>
>>>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or
>>>>>mapped drive in the value of this entry.
>>>>>
>>>>>And
>>>>>
>>>>>NetHood
>>>>>
>>>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>>>Folders
>>>>>
>>>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>>>>Path
>>>>>%USERPROFILE%\NetHood
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Description
>>>>>
>>>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to servers that the
>>>>>user has added to My Network Places.
>>>>>
>>>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or
>>>>>mapped drive in the value of this entry.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>active wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have two folders:
>>>>>>NetHood and PrinterHood
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you know what they are used for?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>

>>
>>

>
 
You're welcome, have a good day!

active wrote:

> I can print on it but I'm guessing now that may not be a shortcut I'm using.
>
> thanks
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uhb7PXLyHHA.5888@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>>"Description
>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
>>user has added to the computer."
>>
>>
>>Have you created shortcuts to the these network printers?
>>
>>active wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My printerhood is empty and I do have printers.
>>>I think I don't understand.
>>>Are the shortcuts in the folder or in the Registry?
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks a lot
>>>
>>>
>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:eH6HY1JyHHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>No, that's the information pertaining to the folders you asked about. The
>>>>Description tells what their use is.
>>>>
>>>>active wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>When I open NetHood, for example, I actually see the contents of the
>>>>>entry you sited?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:e9GOQkIyHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>PrintHood
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>>>>Folders
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>>>>>Path
>>>>>>%USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Description
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to printers that the
>>>>>>user has added to the computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or
>>>>>>mapped drive in the value of this entry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>And
>>>>>>
>>>>>>NetHood
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
>>>>>>Folders
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Data type Range Default value
>>>>>>REG_EXPAND_SZ
>>>>>>Path
>>>>>>%USERPROFILE%\NetHood
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Description
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stores the path to the folder containing shortcuts to servers that the
>>>>>>user has added to My Network Places.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You can enter any valid Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name or
>>>>>>mapped drive in the value of this entry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>active wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have two folders:
>>>>>>>NetHood and PrinterHood
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Do you know what they are used for?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>

>
>
 
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