Shoutbox

As usual I'm trying to customize my computer as much as possible and as usual I'm having some trouble and again as usual I gotta ask you guys for help here
Well, my question is if I can remove the Recycle Bin icon from my desktop? I can't delete it via rightclick on it and on Properties --> Desktop --> Customize Desktop there's no Recycle Bin icon to remove..
Is there a way instead of unchecking the show desktop icons thing on rightclick?

You can change it using tweakUI in XP I know for a fact, I don't think there is an equivalent for vista/7

Apparently the XP registry edit works in Vista too

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Originally posted by MeEtc
You can change it using tweakUI in XP I know for a fact, I don't think there is an equivalent for vista/7

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Yes, I'm using XP and I got tweakUI but how do I delete it?

I'm not getting along with that registry edit, it's really complicated and I don't understand a thing

It isn't hard to follow the steps. But here is the files anyways.

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Originally posted by matty
It isn't hard to follow the steps. But here is the files anyways.

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Thanks a lot to all of you guys !!

I'm not sure if you're trying to get rid of the Recycling bin only, or all the desktop icons. If you're looking to hide all the desktop icons just right click the desktop choose arrange icons by and then deselect show desktop icons.

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
I'm not sure if you're trying to get rid of the Recycling bin only, or all the desktop icons. If you're looking to hide all the desktop icons just right click the desktop choose arrange icons by and then deselect show desktop icons.

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Originally posted by iKingsten
Is there a way instead of unchecking the show desktop icons thing on rightclick?

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Thats just what the OP was trying to avoid.

code:

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\RecycleBinOnDesktop]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel"
"Text"="Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop"
"Type"="checkbox"
"ValueName"="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

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That'll work much nicer than matty's, it adds a nice little option into Folder Options meaning you can just toggle it on and off when needed, instead of re-applying two different reg files.




Add the above code to a text file and rename it <name>.reg. After saving it double click it to import to registry.

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Originally posted by vaccination

code:

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\RecycleBinOnDesktop]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel"
"Text"="Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop"
"Type"="checkbox"
"ValueName"="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

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That'll work much nicer than matty's, it adds a nice little option into Folder Options meaning you can just toggle it on and off when needed, instead of re-applying two different reg files.




Add the above code to a text file and rename it <name>.reg. After saving it double click it to import to registry.

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Slick vaccy! I had no idea you could do that.

One thing, don't you need to have the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 header? I can't quite remember.