Recycle Bin
Saturday, September 6, 2003 by ama02 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Now that I have a recycle bin on my object dock...how do I hide (or delete) the recycle bin that is on my desktop? Deleting is not an option on righ-click...and I'm afraid of what might happen if I try to drag/drop the recycle bin into the recycle bin! 
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ama02
Reply #2 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:08 PM
Reply #2 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:08 PM
Yes, I'm on XP...but the recycle bin is the only icon I wanted to remove. I have five other icons that I would really like to keep 
Perhaps I should consider adding those other icons to the dock as well...but if anyone else knows of another way to do it, I would appreciate it!
thanks for the tip Hus!
Perhaps I should consider adding those other icons to the dock as well...but if anyone else knows of another way to do it, I would appreciate it!
thanks for the tip Hus!
yrag2
Reply #3 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:12 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:12 PM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu\
Inside, Make new DWORD-Value with the name "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" & 'Modify' Value "1"
To restore the desktop icon again, just 'Modify' the same DWORD-Value to "0"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu\
Inside, Make new DWORD-Value with the name "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" & 'Modify' Value "1"
To restore the desktop icon again, just 'Modify' the same DWORD-Value to "0"
ama02
Reply #7 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:32 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:32 PM
thanks yrag...does this option delete all the icons?
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ama02
Reply #9 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:39 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:39 PM
mmm...okay...so, am I to add that to both the NewStart and ClassicStart files?
Can you guess that I've never edited my registry files? Before you start laughing...how DO I add that line?
Can you guess that I've never edited my registry files?
Before you start laughing...how DO I add that line?
yrag2
Reply #10 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:55 PM
Reply #10 Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:55 PM
...this ain't good !! If you want to lose your 'Registry Virginity' over this then here goes:
Only one of those entries will probably show. Using Regedit drill down to the value listed above and change the "0" to a "1" and exit. You will have to re-boot for it to take affect.
The safest way to avoid a disaster is : when you get to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons' right click and hit export. Name it whatever you want and save it to a temp file. If anything you change after that gets screwed up just double click the saved file and it will restore original settings....do not change anything until you have done this.....Good luck.....
Only one of those entries will probably show. Using Regedit drill down to the value listed above and change the "0" to a "1" and exit. You will have to re-boot for it to take affect.
The safest way to avoid a disaster is : when you get to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons' right click and hit export. Name it whatever you want and save it to a temp file. If anything you change after that gets screwed up just double click the saved file and it will restore original settings....do not change anything until you have done this.....Good luck.....
ama02
Reply #11 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:03 PM
I'm not touching that with a 10-foot pole!! Does this mean we can go steady? 
Reply #11 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:03 PM
| If you want to lose your 'Registry Virginity' over this then here goes |
I'm not touching that with a 10-foot pole!! Does this mean we can go steady? 
yrag2
Reply #12 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:09 PM
Reply #12 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:09 PM
Dealing with the Registry is sorta' like a rite of passage......at one time or another we all get porked by it 
BTW: I don't know what you have installed, so you may show both....try just changing 'NewStartPane' first and see what happens.....
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BTW: I don't know what you have installed, so you may show both....try just changing 'NewStartPane' first and see what happens.....
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ama02
Reply #13 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:13 PM
Reply #13 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:13 PM
My NewStartPanel folder has already 4 REG_DWORD files, and the Classic folder has none...but none of the current four file names match the one you mentioned.
yrag2
Reply #14 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:16 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:16 PM
ahhh....this is where the fun starts...leave 'Classic' alone. Change all 4 entry values to "1"
ama02
Reply #15 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:25 PM
Reply #15 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:25 PM
For each of the four files, under the heading DATA, it says 0x00000001 (1)
it looks like the value (in parenthesis) is already a "1".
it looks like the value (in parenthesis) is already a "1".
yrag2
Reply #16 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:28 PM
Reply #16 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:28 PM
This is because of what you have (and don't have) installed.....leave the 'StartPanel' alone and change 'Classic' to "1"
ama02
Reply #17 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:36 PM
Reply #17 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:36 PM
Well...in the Classic folder, this is what I have:
Name: {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}.default
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0
will give it a try...
Name: {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}.default
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0
will give it a try...
yrag2
Reply #20 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:42 PM
Reply #20 Saturday, September 6, 2003 8:42 PM
If you are using just the classic XP then simply (!!) make a new DWORD-Value (in the 'Classic') with the name "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" & 'Modify' Value "1". Leave everything else alone
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Reply #1 Saturday, September 6, 2003 6:57 PM