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    Networklist
    « on: March 11, 2012, 10:49:18 AM »
    Hi I have a question in the Networklist folder in system 32 what is supposed to be in that folder because I have a folder in there that says icon then stock icons and under stock icons I see four bin files are they suppose to be there. Because when I get rid of them they reappear. Help computermom

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    Re: Networklist
    « Reply #1 on: March 11, 2012, 11:16:18 AM »
    First of all, why are you inside the system32 folder and deleting files? It contains, well, as its name suggests, some of the core Windows files that are necessary for proper operation...

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/networking/archive/2010/09/08/network-location-awareness-nla-and-how-it-relates-to-windows-firewall-profiles.aspx 
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    The Registry Details
    Most info regarding NLA will be stored under the following three places:

    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList
    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\HomeGroup
    C:\Windows\System32\NetworkList
    DO NOT DELETE IT IS A CORE NETWORKING COMPONENT
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      Re: Networklist
      « Reply #2 on: March 11, 2012, 01:13:21 PM »
      Ok I see what you are talking about. Thanks