In XP-sp2 a simpler way to do this is just to search Registry for ‘Recycle Bin’ and 
Modify (right click etc) the string settings (REG_SZ) to your preference.  (Far as 
I can see the REG_SZs are merely what the machine uses to communicate with humans 
and have no role in what it does in itself.)  But n.b. use that helpful CLSID # to 
check that you are hitting the right spot.  In my (new, cleanish) installation there 
were only three of these label settings for the dumpster itself.  So they probably 
:-) control the labels on the Desktop and in the left- and right-column listings 
of Desktop folders - at least those have all three changed for me.

I may or may not go back and change the wording of the strings for ‘Empty Recycle 
Bin’.  It’s good to be in charge.

Thanks for the reminder about TweakUI; haven’t installed the new version yet but 
it should make this discussion redundant.

Quijote





On Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 6:33 pm, Gayle wrote:

>I followed the instructions in Annoyances.org regarding renaming the recycle bin 

>manually.  When I got to "Double-click Default and type the new name" the window 

>would not let me type in it.  I would appreciate any help you can give me with this. 

> It's not important, but it is a challenge!  Thanks in advance.  

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