re: Question about 'Get Rid of the Recycle Bin'
Friday, January 25, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ricer46
(19732 messages posted)
So who asked the question?
On Friday, January 25, 2008 at 1:13 pm, Legbiter wrote:
>Just want Recycle Bin off of your Desk Top (ie so still available in Explorer)?
>
>
>>Try this, it's simple, effective it just takes a"double click" an "OK" and a "Refresh",
>DONE!
>
>To Reverse it is just as easy.
>
>Hiding the Recycle Bin
>
>>Listing 1 hides the Recycle Bin. There are different ways to hide the icon, but
>this is the best method. It hides the Recycle Bin icon whether you're using the
classic
>or new Start menu.
>>1. Use Notepad to create a text file called Hidebin.reg.
>>2. Copy Listing 1 to Hidebin.reg, and then double-click the file to import it into
>the registry.
>>3. Click "OK".
>>4. Click on the Desktop and press "F5" to refresh.
>
>>If you miss the Recycle Bin icon and want to show it again, create the text file
>Showbin.reg and copy Listing 2 in to it. Double-click Showbin.reg to restore the
>Recycle Bin icon to the desktop.
>
>>Both listings require you to refresh the desktop in order to see your changes.
To
>do that, click anywhere on the desktop, and then press F5.
>>
>>
>>Listing.1
>>
>>
>>
>REGEDIT4
>
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons]
>
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
>"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000001
>
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
>"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000001
>
>>
>>
>>Listing.2
>>
>>
>>
>REGEDIT4
>
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons]
>
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]
>"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000000
>
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
>"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000000
>
>
>
>I got it from:
>http://forums.wincustomize.com/index.aspx?aid=139392&c=1
>
>>
>>Other "fixes" I have seen remove Recycle Bin from everything so only a Geek can
>access it. With this one if you can save a document and actually find it again afterwards
>you'll be fine.
>
>>Bah! formatting on this website is terrible, it adds > to the text, so for clarity
>>
>>Listing 1
>>first line is REGEDIT4
>>last line ends with =dword:00000001
>>
>>Listing 2
>>first line is REGEDIT4
>>last line ends with =dword:00000000
>>
>>DON'T include any > ANYWHERE in the file
>>
>>
>I found it at:
>>http://forums.wincustomize.com/index.aspx?aid=139392&c=1
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