Suggestion re: Changing Desktop (Recycle Bin) Icon in XP. Go to Control Panel, Display, Desktop Tab, Customize Desktop Button, then Select the Icon to change, hit the Change Icon Key -- and Browse to any Icon you Like. Is there any problem with doing this? It seems to work.

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Ok, but how about changing the name of the Recycle Bin? Trying to do it as done in Win98 will not work. (regedit>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}Then change name , F5 to refresh)


On Monday, November 12, 2001 at 8:53 am, Steven J. Chaikin wrote:
>Suggestion re: Changing Desktop (Recycle Bin) Icon in XP. Go to Control Panel, Display,
>Desktop Tab, Customize Desktop Button, then Select the Icon to change, hit the Change
>Icon Key -- and Browse to any Icon you Like. Is there any problem with doing this?
> It seems to work.

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What you have to do is go into the registry and go to EDIT on the menu bar. Then go to FIND. Type in "Recycle Bin" in the search field and make sure all three registry types are checked. Click on SEARCH and wait until you find a Recycle Bin. Change only those values that match exactly. Keep hitting F3 until you have changed all of the values. Close the registry and then click on the desktop (Make sure the outline is around on of your icons) and then hit F5. All Done! P.S. Make sure you back up the registry!!!


On Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 10:00 pm, Dave P. wrote:
>Ok, but how about changing the name of the Recycle Bin? Trying to do it as done in
>Win98 will not work. (regedit>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}Then
>change name , F5 to refresh)
>
>

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regedit>HKEY_USERS_\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Explorer\CLSID the recycle bin icon is in the sub key Recycle bin:{645FF040-5081-101B-19F08-00AA002F954E} double click the default value and enter new text right click desktop and refresh. to undo changes right click the default value and select delete. refresh desktop to see things back to normal


On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 8:20 pm, Kash wrote:
>What you have to do is go into the registry and go to EDIT on the menu bar. Then
>go to FIND. Type in "Recycle Bin" in the search field and make sure all three registry
>types are checked. Click on SEARCH and wait until you find a Recycle Bin. Change
>only those values that match exactly. Keep hitting F3 until you have changed all
>of the values. Close the registry and then click on the desktop (Make sure the outline
>is around on of your icons) and then hit F5. All Done! P.S. Make sure you back
>up the registry!!!
>

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That's almost the right answer, but it is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER, not Classes_root.


On Sunday, July 14, 2002 at 10:00 pm, Dave P. wrote:
>Ok, but how about changing the name of the Recycle Bin? Trying to do it as done in
>Win98 will not work. (regedit>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}Then
>change name , F5 to refresh)
>
>

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Open up your favorite plain text editor (notepad, for example) and copy the following text into a new file: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20 "CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000 Now save this text file as a .reg file, such as "Rename Recycle Bin.reg" and put it wherever you like. Double click on the file, and when it asks you if you want to import it into the registry, choose Yes. You'll notice a new option in the right-click menu to Rename the Recycle Bin. You can also rename it by highlighing the Bin and hitting F2, or by highlighting it and clicking on the file name (just like renaming any other file. If you want to turn off this new feature, make another .reg file with the same content as above, but change the first number in the "Attributes"=hex: line from 50 to 40 and import that file into the registry. This does work because I have just done it...!!!!


On Monday, November 12, 2001 at 8:53 am, Steven J. Chaikin wrote:
>Suggestion re: Changing Desktop (Recycle Bin) Icon in XP. Go to Control Panel, Display,
>Desktop Tab, Customize Desktop Button, then Select the Icon to change, hit the Change
>Icon Key -- and Browse to any Icon you Like. Is there any problem with doing this?
> It seems to work.

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why are you guys making it so difficult? it's really easy to rename the recycle bin in windows xp...i went into windows explorer, selected the recycle bin, and pressed F2. you know what else works? in windows explorer, select the recycle bin, and click on File>Rename.


On Saturday, October 5, 2002 at 9:57 pm, dr.evil wrote:
>regedit>HKEY_USERS_\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Explorer\CLSID the
>recycle bin icon is in the sub key Recycle bin:{645FF040-5081-101B-19F08-00AA002F954E}
> double click the default value and enter new text right click desktop and refresh.
>to undo changes right click the default value and select delete. refresh desktop
> to see things back to normal
>
>

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I've done this several times to change my icon, which is relatively easy. However, this only works for icons already given to you on the XP system...How would you use an icon you found online or something?....they never seem to show.


On Monday, November 12, 2001 at 8:53 am, Steven J. Chaikin wrote:
>Suggestion re: Changing Desktop (Recycle Bin) Icon in XP. Go to Control Panel, Display,
>Desktop Tab, Customize Desktop Button, then Select the Icon to change, hit the Change
>Icon Key -- and Browse to any Icon you Like. Is there any problem with doing this?
> It seems to work.

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Thank you Steven Chaiken! I found your simple and elegant suggestion after hours of searching. This, and a tip to highlight the Recycle Bin and press F2 to rename it, works jes' fine.


On Monday, November 12, 2001 at 8:53 am, Steven J. Chaikin wrote:
>Suggestion re: Changing Desktop (Recycle Bin) Icon in XP. Go to Control Panel, Display,
>Desktop Tab, Customize Desktop Button, then Select the Icon to change, hit the Change
>Icon Key -- and Browse to any Icon you Like. Is there any problem with doing this?
> It seems to work.

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I've done what they said, but i cant seem to find the icons i downloaded, do i need to change the format so it shows up as an icon instead of a regular file?

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An easy way to rename the recycling bin in win XP is to first create a shortcut of the recycling bin on the desktop which you can rename by the right click menu. Then to remove the original icon use the windows xp powertoys tweakui. the options under desktop allow you to select which icons are desplayed on the desktop (including recycling bin).


On Monday, November 12, 2001 at 8:53 am, Steven J. Chaikin wrote:
>Suggestion re: Changing Desktop (Recycle Bin) Icon in XP. Go to Control Panel, Display,
>Desktop Tab, Customize Desktop Button, then Select the Icon to change, hit the Change
>Icon Key -- and Browse to any Icon you Like. Is there any problem with doing this?
> It seems to work.

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i did rename recycle bin but the problem is :=> i rename it to nothing ... now it has no name!!! so it didnt enter to the properties in the right click menu, or it didnt enter file in explorer... heeeeeeelllllllp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks Harvey your suggestion really works. It's a shame others need to make things so complicated.


On Friday, January 17, 2003 at 12:10 am, Harvey wrote:
>why are you guys making it so difficult? it's really easy to rename the recycle
>bin in windows xp...i went into windows explorer, selected the recycle bin, and pressed
>F2. you know what else works? in windows explorer, select the recycle bin, and
>click on File>Rename.
>
>

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Open up your favorite plain text editor (notepad, for example) and copy the following text into a new file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20 "CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000 Now save this text file as a .reg file, such as "Rename Recycle Bin.reg" and put it wherever you like. Double click on the file, and when it asks you if you want to import it into the registry, choose Yes. You'll notice a new option in the right-click menu to Rename the Recycle Bin. You can also rename it by highlighing the Bin and hitting F2, or by highlighting it and clicking on the file name (just like renaming any other file. If you want to turn off this new feature, make another .reg file with the same content as above, but change the first number in the "Attributes"=hex: line from 50 to 40 and import that file into the registry.

On Saturday, October 5, 2002 at 9:57 pm, dr.evil wrote:
>regedit>HKEY_USERS_\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Explorer\CLSID the
>recycle bin icon is in the sub key Recycle bin:{645FF040-5081-101B-19F08-00AA002F954E}
> double click the default value and enter new text right click desktop and refresh.
>to undo changes right click the default value and select delete. refresh desktop
> to see things back to normal
>
>

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This doesn't work on everybody's system, spoogemonkeys. The rename option on my Recycle Bin is grayed out. People "make things so complicated" as catchalls for EVERYBODY'S system, not just Mac hackin' ass crackin' losers like you.


On Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 2:39 pm, Raymond Miller wrote:
>Thanks Harvey your suggestion really works. It's a shame others need to make things
>so complicated.
>
>

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This doesn't work on everybody's system, spoogemonkeys. The rename option on my Recycle Bin is grayed out. People "make things so complicated" as catchalls for EVERYBODY'S system, not just Mac hackin' ass crackin' losers like you.


On Friday, January 17, 2003 at 12:10 am, Harvey wrote:
>why are you guys making it so difficult? it's really easy to rename the recycle
>bin in windows xp...i went into windows explorer, selected the recycle bin, and pressed
>F2. you know what else works? in windows explorer, select the recycle bin, and
>click on File>Rename.
>
>

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Very nice, uk. I had to change the values manually in regedit tho.


On Friday, January 3, 2003 at 5:52 am, Hack_better_uk wrote:
>Open up your favorite plain text editor (notepad, for example) and copy the
>
>following text into a new file:
>
>
>
> REGEDIT4
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
>"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
>
>"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000
>
>
>
>Now save this text file as a .reg file, such as "Rename Recycle Bin.reg" and
>
>put it wherever you like. Double click on the file, and when it asks you if
>
>you want to import it into the registry, choose Yes. You'll notice a new
>
>option in the right-click menu to Rename the Recycle Bin. You can also
>
>rename it by highlighing the Bin and hitting F2, or by highlighting it and
>
>clicking on the file name (just like renaming any other file.
>
>
>If you want to turn off this new feature, make another .reg file with the
>
>same content as above, but change the first number in the "Attributes"=hex:
>
>line from 50 to 40 and import that file into the registry.
>
>
>This does work because I have just done it...!!!!
>
>

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It worked at the time of the message now it doesn't.






On Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 2:39 pm, Raymond Miller wrote:
>Thanks Harvey your suggestion really works. It's a shame others need to make things 
>so complicated.
>
>

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that is perhaps the most intelligent answer yet. Thank you.


On Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 9:27 pm, Alex I wrote:
>An easy way to rename the recycling bin in win XP is to first create a shortcut of
>the recycling bin on the desktop which you can rename by the right click menu. Then
>to remove the original icon use the windows xp powertoys tweakui. the options under
>desktop allow you to select which icons are desplayed on the desktop (including recycling
>bin).
>
>

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Finally, Thank You Kickassweeman...thats all the help we need. Tek


On Sunday, October 5, 2003 at 1:52 pm, Kickassweeman wrote:
>Open up your favorite plain text editor (notepad, for example) and copy the following
>text into a new file:
>
>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
>"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
>"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000
>
>
>Now save this text file as a .reg file, such as "Rename Recycle Bin.reg" and put
>it wherever you like.
Double click on the file, and when it asks you if you want
>to import it into the registry, choose Yes.
You'll notice a new option in the
>right-click menu to Rename the Recycle Bin.
You can also rename it by highlighing
>the Bin and hitting F2, or by highlighting it and clicking on the file name (just
>like renaming any other file. >If you want to turn off this new feature, make another .reg file with the same content
>as above, but change the first number in the "Attributes"=hex: line from 50 to 40
>and import that file into the registry.

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glad I could help


On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 9:46 am, Tek_E wrote:
>
>
>Finally, Thank You Kickassweeman...thats all the help we need.
>
>Tek
>

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Thanks Kickassweeman = ow3ng. To bad all the kiddies dont get it... Ramsinks.com

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THANKS!! Now THIS really worked, and simply. So simply, a dummy like me was able to do it. :)

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To rename Norton Protected Recycle bin: 1.Open Norton Antivirus 2. Click on Options 3. Click on Advanced Tools 4. Click the modify button below to change options related to the windows recycle bin 5. Where it says title under the appearence section delete norton protected recycle bin and type your desired text. Then click "ok." It's that easy!

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http://www.bitbenderforums.com/vb22/showthread.php?s=&postid=172344 Easiest way and simple steps for the nubiles :)


On Friday, March 12, 2004 at 12:41 am, Kip wrote:
>To rename Norton Protected Recycle bin: 1.Open Norton Antivirus 2. Click on Options
> 3. Click on Advanced Tools 4. Click the modify button below to change options related
>to the windows recycle bin 5. Where it says title under the appearence section delete
>norton protected recycle bin and type your desired text. Then click "ok."
>
>It's that easy!

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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)!!!

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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)!!!

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All answers to this Question I've seen so far are mostly what I would call the recycle bin.......CRAP. The Following SHOULD Work For EVRYONE...... Open up your favorite plain text editor (notepad, for example) and copy the following text into a new file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20 "CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000 Now save this text file as a .reg file, such as "Rename Recycle Bin.reg" and put it wherever you like. Double click on the file, and when it asks you if you want to import it into the registry, choose Yes. You'll notice a new option in the right-click menu to Rename the Recycle Bin. You can also rename it by highlighing the Bin and hitting F2, or by highlighting it and clicking on the file name (just like renaming any other file. If you want to turn off this new feature, make another .reg file with the same content as above, but change the first number in the "Attributes"=hex: line from 50 to 40 and import that file into the registry.

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Thanks so much. It took only a couple of minutes and solved my problem. Wish I had looked here first!


On Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 9:27 pm, Alex I wrote:
>An easy way to rename the recycling bin in win XP is to first create a shortcut of
>the recycling bin on the desktop which you can rename by the right click menu. Then
>to remove the original icon use the windows xp powertoys tweakui. the options under
>desktop allow you to select which icons are desplayed on the desktop (including recycling
>bin).
>
>

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well, i just installed SP2, and none of the above works! any other suggestions?


On Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 10:44 am, Ben wrote:
>
>I've done what they said, but i cant seem to find the icons i downloaded, do i need
>to change the format so it shows up as an icon instead of a regular file?

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This was the solution that worked for me. Thanks so much!


On Saturday, October 5, 2002 at 9:57 pm, dr.evil wrote:
>regedit>HKEY_USERS_\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Explorer\CLSID the
>recycle bin icon is in the sub key Recycle bin:{645FF040-5081-101B-19F08-00AA002F954E}
> double click the default value and enter new text right click desktop and refresh.
>to undo changes right click the default value and select delete. refresh desktop
> to see things back to normal
>
>

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Well it works for icons downloaded from net or otherwise too. just go to Control Panel/Display/Desktop (tab)/ Customize Desktop (tab)/......... Now on the small window which is diplaying all existing icons of My computer, My documents, Recycle bin (full), etc...... here select the icon you want to change by single-click on it, then press the tab of Change Icon....... ......... on the window that appears now, there is a Browse tab on top........ press on it and reach Desktop or wherever you have saved the downloaded icons ....... select the new icon which you want for Recycle bin (full)... and then click on open tab....... you will get the new icon...... click on Ok tab ........ and then apply tab on display window....... I hope that answers your query......... (this process works for XP, and only the *.ico files downloaded from net will show on browsing for new icons)


On Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 5:03 pm, Jim Lee wrote:
>I've done this several times to change my icon, which is relatively easy. However,
>this only works for icons already given to you on the XP system...How would you use
>an icon you found online or something?....they never seem to show.
>
>

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Easiest way is open start/run/gpedit.msc then open User configuration/Administrative/ templates/desktop (click the folder), then just configure Remove recycle bin from desktop. Dont give bs tweak companys any money for selling you something you allready have. fureh.. .


On Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 2:35 pm, sporty wrote:
>Well it works for icons downloaded from net or otherwise too.
>
>just go to Control Panel/Display/Desktop (tab)/ Customize Desktop (tab)/.........
>Now on the small window which is diplaying all existing icons of My computer, My
>documents, Recycle bin (full), etc...... here select the icon you want to change
>by single-click on it, then press the tab of Change Icon.......
>......... on the window that appears now, there is a Browse tab on top........ press
>on it and reach Desktop or wherever you have saved the downloaded icons .......
>select the new icon which you want for Recycle bin (full)... and then click on
>open tab....... you will get the new icon......
> click on Ok tab ........ and then apply tab on display window.......
>
>I hope that answers your query......... (this process works for XP, and only the
>*.ico files downloaded from net will show on browsing for new icons)
>
>
>
>
>

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I had to manually edit the values also... You want to be sure that the "Attributes" value is set to 50 01 00 20 and that the "CallForAttributes" value is set at 50 as well...


On Sunday, October 26, 2003 at 4:55 pm, this DOESN'T work wrote:
>Very nice, uk. I had to change the values manually in regedit tho.
>
>

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