How to rename the desktop Recycle Bin (only works for Windows XP)

Note: This only works for Windows XP, i will be posting another guide soon which will tell how to do it on other Windows versions.


Ok, this is a very simple guide.

1. Open up Notepad.

2. Enter the following text into notepad:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20

"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000


3. Save as bin.reg (note: It doesn't have to be bin, but it MUST end with .reg)

4. Go to the file you just saved and double click it

5. A prompt will come up asking if you are sure you want to edit the registry...click Yes

5. Now go to your Recycle Bin and right click, there will now be a rename option


NOTE: This also enables you to rename pretty much all the functions on your Windows XP, excluding Search, Run, Control Panet etc...


I hope this guide helped! Please provide Feedback!

~P

 

You made a nice guide, but is there any advantages to renaming this? Does it benefit you?

 

Not really, I just liked doing it because Windows XP comes quite boring, so its nice to add some personality to it

 

Lulz, I just renamed it dumpster...but honestly, this is going to be one of those guides that people who don't respect UE will look at, and respect it even less. You obviously didn't put too much effort into it (not saying they're necessary, as it's pretty straight-forward, but pictures or w/e would be nice). This is kinda a pointless guide, sorry. 7/10 for content, 3/10 for topic choice. Oh, and in the future...why not just link us to a YouTube video or something? At least google your topic to see if there aren't guides that are extremely similar to yours...

1) http://security.teleactivities.net/windows/menus.htm
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE9KIB4OK2c
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWpotbwo9z4
4) http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2393/xp_rename_recycle_bin/

 

Interesting guide. It can't do anything successful, though. You should add some pictures "just for fun".

Open regedit , goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} , and delete it. That's how you delete your Recycle Bin.

 

lol nice! i just named it ' scammers place '

 

ha, thats awsome

 

Please explain why you thought it was awesome and what you though [if you thought] anything could be improved. We don't need leechers just posting pointless comments to gain rank. Read The Dark's thread about productively rating a guide instead of commenting, "wow cool" etc. on every guide you see.

 

Not really, but neither just changing the time on your school's computers clocks.

 

cool, to bad i have vista

 

Can you make a guide for Vista?
Or does this work for Vista?
I don't dare to test it.
If it worked, I would rename my "secret folder", which CAN'T be deleted, 'cuz it's name is alt+255, if any of you guys know what I'm talking about. ^^,

 

I'll try and get ahold of a vista computer so i can mess around with this. Thanks for the feedback!

 

I'm going to agree with matthewgor, guides like these are pretty pointless, and have no value other then a giggle for a second or two.

4/10.

 

thx for the guide

 

Worked, ofcource. Thanks- I guess.

 

Decent guide, more pictures, or color to spice it up and draw attention would be nice... it was kinda boring reading that...

I did it and my new recycle bin name is= Bob
rofl

7/10 for now

 

how would you use this to change other un-renamable items?

 

This is awesome thanks!

I renamed my Recycle Bin to 'Paper Basket' as my Recycle Bin's image looks like it..

Also..

My Computer -> My Laptop
My Documents -> My Files
My Pictures -> My Images

I ARE WIN

 

Uhm, I didn't even touch my Registry, and I can already edit my My Computer, Recycle Bin... anything I want to.

I guess thats the perks of Windows Server 2003 [Yes, Laugh, a server genius running on a Server OS... 2003! ha!]

 

1/10 for a useless guide. 1 for the text existing