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Keefe
06-30-2001, 03:32 PM
You may have realized that in Windows NT/2000 and various versions of Win9x, you absolutely cannot change the name of the recycle bin. The closest thing you can do is make a shortcut to the recycle bin and name the shortcut something else. That's not quite the same as physically changing the name.


You can get around this restriction by editing the registry. But remember, messing with the registry can really mess up your computer if you do thew wrong thing. Back up your data before attempting any registry hacks.



1. SPAM SPAM Run RegEdit. You'll find it in your Windows folder or go to the Start menu, select Run, and type REGEDIT.EXE.

2. SPAM SPAMSelect "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT"

3. SPAM SPAMChoose CLSID

4. SPAM SPAMSelect "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

5. SPAM SPAMDouble click on (Default)

6. SPAM SPAMYou'll see the current name of your "Recycle Bin." Simple change it to whatever you want and close the Registry SPAMEditor.

7. SPAM SPAMClick on the "Desktop" and press F5 to refresh shortcuts.

ToeShot
11-07-2001, 02:03 AM
Is that going to be the Same Key and the Same CLSID For all version of the Windows OS?

???

Keefe
11-07-2001, 06:27 PM
I am not 100% sure, but i would guess that it is.

Bear
11-07-2001, 07:00 PM
In m$ powertoys one finds TweakUI, with it installed
it is easy to change name.
In control panel, start tweakUI, on it's
desktop flap SPAMfind recycle bin, rightclick and rename.

Morpheus
12-06-2001, 03:05 PM
Hi. SPAMThe registry hack doesn't work in Windows XP, or at least for me. SPAMIn addition, TweakUI as available for XP from Microsoft will not rename it -- right-click on recycle bin gets you nothing.

I still wanna know how to rename my bin. >:( ??? SPAMStupid Microsoft.

Morpheus