How to remove Recycle Bin from desktop...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006 by Jay Williams | Discussion: Icons
I have added a Recycle Bin to an ObjectDock. How do I remove the default Windows XP Recycle Bin from the desktop?
Thanks
Jay
Jay Williams
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:30 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:30 PM
Been there. The only objects that it appears I can remove from the desktop are:
My Documents
My Computer
My Network Places
Internet Explorer
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Jay
My Documents
My Computer
My Network Places
Internet Explorer
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Jay
SnowCaps
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:59 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:59 PM
Hiding the Recycle Bin
How do you remove the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop? Microsoft removed the other icons from the desktop but not the Recycle Bin icon. I suppose it's because emptying the trash wouldn't be as easy without it.
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. Use Notepad to create a text file called Hidebin.reg. Copy Listing 1 to Hidebin.reg, and then double-click the file to import it into the registry. 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
This worked for me heres the link to where i got it from.
WWW Link
How do you remove the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop? Microsoft removed the other icons from the desktop but not the Recycle Bin icon. I suppose it's because emptying the trash wouldn't be as easy without it.
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. Use Notepad to create a text file called Hidebin.reg. Copy Listing 1 to Hidebin.reg, and then double-click the file to import it into the registry. 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
This worked for me heres the link to where i got it from.
WWW Link
WebGizmos
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:04 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:04 PM
Download & install the microsoft power tool TweakUi and then open it and click on "Desktop" and uncheck recycle bin. That will remove it from your desktop. 
This method is much safer if your not familiar with your registry which will cause you problems if you don't do something right.
This method is much safer if your not familiar with your registry which will cause you problems if you don't do something right.
Bichur
Reply #5 Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:00 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:00 AM
right click the desktop
arrange icon by
uncheck 'show desktop icons'
poof - they're all gone, recycle included
arrange icon by
uncheck 'show desktop icons'
poof - they're all gone, recycle included
MDrewisky
Reply #6 Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:50 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:50 PM
Delete my account. I never created this account or wrote this post i just deleted with my personal email address.
Bebi Bulma
Reply #7 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:41 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:41 PM
Though this thread is a few months old, I have to sincerely recommend NOT messing with the registry. If you don't know what you're doing it can really mess stuff up. Besides, it's not even necessary. TweakUI does it safely and easily, and it can easily be reversed.
SoliD_NuTs
Reply #8 Monday, March 12, 2007 5:02 PM
sorry bichur poof there not gone
that dosnt hide the bin 
Reply #8 Monday, March 12, 2007 5:02 PM
poof - they're all gone, recycle included
sorry bichur poof there not gone
that dosnt hide the bin 
Nimbin
Reply #9 Monday, March 12, 2007 6:21 PM
Reply #9 Monday, March 12, 2007 6:21 PM
download tweak UI, much easier than editing the registry
SanChonino
Reply #10 Monday, March 12, 2007 6:26 PM
It does for me, I don't know why it won't for you. I have no icons on my desktop at all, simply because I did what Bichur said to do.
Your computer is broken. And your mom's the speed limit.
Reply #10 Monday, March 12, 2007 6:26 PM
sorry bichur poof there not gone that dosnt hide the bin
It does for me, I don't know why it won't for you. I have no icons on my desktop at all, simply because I did what Bichur said to do.
Your computer is broken. And your mom's the speed limit.
SanChonino
Reply #13 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:26 AM
You all must just be doing it wrong . . .
Reply #13 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:26 AM
so there
You all must just be doing it wrong . . .
MySecret
Reply #14 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:21 AM
Reply #14 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:21 AM
&
It always worked for me
It is the second thing I do after formating my harddrive....the first is to set to single click ...3rd is to add the desktop toolbar to the taskbar
It's My Secret
poof - they're all gone, recycle included
It always worked for me
It is the second thing I do after formating my harddrive....the first is to set to single click ...3rd is to add the desktop toolbar to the taskbar so there
It's My Secret
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Reply #1 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:36 AM