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re: Question about 'Rename the Recycle Bin'
Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 6:17 am
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Posted by bennylin (1 messages posted)

that's the easiest and the one with the least risk thanks a lot

On Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 5:35 am, YankeesFreak wrote:
>You can rename most anything on the Windows desktop by right-clicking its icon and
>selecting the Rename option. But the Recycle Bin doesn't have that option. Both Regedit
>and TweakUI make this easy to do.
>
>* Remember to Backup Your Registry *
>
>Here's the Regedit way:
>
>1. Open Regedit (select Run in the Start menu and enter regedit in the text box).
>
>
>2. Left click the + sign beside "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" and locate CLSID (the Class ID
>option). Scroll down to the {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} key and click
>the folder.
>
>3. In the right-hand window, double-click (Default), and change the name from Recycle
>Bin to whatever you prefer.
>
>4. Click OK
>
>5. You can also change the Tip Info as well if you like. Double click on tip info
>in the right hand window and change the text to anything you would like. Tip Info
>is brought up when you hover on the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop and it gives
>you a brief description of what the recycle bin is about (Make it something entertaining)
>
>
>6. Exit Regedit.
>
>7. To make the new name take effect, click once anywhere on the desktop, then press
>the F5 key.
>
>*Yankees F*cking Rule!!!! F*ck The Boston Red Sux (Not A Typo)!!!

Written in response to:: re: Question about 'Rename the Recycle Bin' (YankeesFreak: Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 5:35 am)

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