Recycle Bin rename

[Mag748]

Hey, Is there any way to change the name of the 'Recycle Bin' to something like 'Trash Can' or 'Waste Container' ?

I mean think about it, Its not like your actually 'recycling' anything, right?

[Nesbit]

Hi Mag748

I gave this a try and it worked on
my XP Home.
http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak1390.aspx

[BriGy86]

how bout right clicking>properties> then change the title

mine is labeled "Shit"

[Mag748]

Right Click rename only works for Shortcuts to the Recycle Bin

[BriGy86]

well on mine i right click it then click properties

in there thier is a text box to change the title

(which changes the name)

[FenderGtrsRock]

Another way would be to buy norton systemworks, cause that contains a way to rename from right click> properties... mines named dumpster..

[BriGy86]

yeah that may be it

i have norton A/V pro 2004 and fire wall

[patrickjb]

Rename Desktop System Icons:

Windows XP gives you the ability to run a desktop devoid of system icons if that's your choice. If you prefer to have the icons present but get tired of the generic names XP assigns, use the following method to easily change to something more personal or interesting.
Click Start | Run and enter [regedit] in the Open: line. Click OK to open Registry Editor.

Always backup your registry before editing:
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\CLSID
The Desktop Icons are listed as sub-keys of the CLSID key as show below. The sub-key identifications are;
1. My Network Places {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
2. My Computer {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
3. My Documents {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
4. Recycle Bin {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
5. Internet Explorer {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Select the key to be changed in the left pane, then double click the Default value in the right pane and enter the desired text. To view the changes, switch to the desktop and press F5 to refresh the screen.
If you don't like the change, undo it by right clicking on the Default value and click Delete to revert to the default display. To view the changes, switch to the desktop and press F5 to refresh the screen.

[sassydogg]

try this..

1. copy and paste the text in between the START COPY - END COPY phrases in your text editor (e.g. Notepad)..

<-- START COPY BELOW THIS LINE -->

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,10,00,20
"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000040

<-- END COPY ABOVE THIS LINE -->

2. save this file with any filename but with a '.reg' extension (like 'renamerecyclebin.reg') to My Documents.

3. close Notepad and double-click that file u just created from My Documents.

4. when prompted, just click Yes..

5. close and reopen Windows Explorer..

6. on the Left pane, click Recycle Bin.

7. click File and you may notice a Rename command within it..

8. but if the Rename command isnt there, try logging off and log in back to windows.. and repeat steps 5-7.

thats it! hope that works..

[Mag748]

Hello everyone,
Thank you all for the numerous replies. They did work and now my rycycle bin is successfully renamed as "Trash Can". I know that in the future I will think of something more original than that.
Thanks again,
Marcus