Microsoft Office 2010 Professional and Professional Plus installs a handy option (Shared Folder Synchronization) to Desktop and Folder’s Context Menu for its Microsoft SharePoint Workspace formally known as “Groove”
If you don’t use Microsoft SharePoint Workspace and like to remove the option without uninstalling Office components.
You can remove it by simply editing a registry sub key.
How To:
1. Run Registry Editor and go to- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D}
2. Now rename or delete the sub key {6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D} I recommend to rename the sub key instead of deletion. For e.g. prefix backup. to sub key or backup.{6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D} it helps to revert the changes easily.
3. Close the Registry Editor and Refresh the Windows Explorer.
Applies To:
- Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Beta
- Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus Beta
- Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise
- Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate
Thanks Man It Works Perfect….Great Job
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Doesn’t work as above..
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Easy & efficient! Cheer up!
Thanks, I hate these extra context in my shell, it’s what I looked 4, so nice when U find what U R lookin’ 4
great it worked on my Win 7 64 bit
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Alternative: Delete “XXX Groove …” from “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryBackgroundshellexContextMenuHandlers”
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Thanks for the tip!
Thanks! Works!
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here’s a quick bat file line for anyone who wants it:
@echo off
cls
reg delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D} /f
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worked for me too! very easy.
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It’s easier and better to do it like this: regsvr32 /u GROOVEEX.DLL
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Worked Well. Than You…
how do you revert it please?
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If you choose Customize during install, or modify your existing installation, you can Deselect the “Microsoft Sharepoint Workspace” option. The author mentions this above in the post as well.
Thank you soooo much !!!!
Nice. Too bad they can’t include an option to remove this context menu in office.
Hey thanks, hate this extra crap in my context menu.
Thanks for your help. It’s cool to disable it… I didn’t like Groove in 2007 and this too.
Now I’ll disable it from the autostart…
Worked perfectly!
mad GOOD! is just the perfect tip i was looking for.
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WOW! Thanx for your tip
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That`s what I`m was lookin` for
No need to muck with the registry. Just unregister the DLL. The DLL in question is called grooveex.dll. It is used for Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Extensions.
run this for 64-bit OS:
regsvr32 /u “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\GROOVEEX.DLL”
run this for 32-bit OS:
regsvr32 /u “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\GROOVEEX.DLL”
If you want to add it back in then:
64-bit OS:
regsvr32 “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\GROOVEEX.DLL”
32-bit OS:
regsvr32 “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\GROOVEEX.DLL”
Much cleaner.
regsvr32 /u “c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveShellExtensions.dll”
worked on my XP to get rid of the icon on explorer too.
thnx Jason!
Thanks a lot man. It Works!
Thanks a lot!!! It’s great!!!!
Thanks… 100% working !
Thanks a lot. I was getting so annoyed w/ that. I wanted it gone, and I hate how programs..etc will put right click context on your right click. So thanks for this information on this fix. ;D
Perfect instructions, thanks!
very nice!
Thankx!