removing the recycle bin....

[backudog]

Can you remove both the icon AND the name off your desktop?

I've managed to change the icon to a blank space but the words still appear and i'd like to get rid of 'em, as i don't use the recycle bin, you can remove other shortcuts links 'n' stuff off the desktop but not the bin? any help appriciated!

cheers!

[Jamey]

Get Rid of the Recycle Bin

[backudog]

Thanx for that! you da man! quick question though, Do i need to restart my pc after downloading, unzipping then clicking on "add delete to recycle bin.reg", as once i had done all that there still isn't a delete option on recycle bin.? or am i just being a bit thick?

[Jamey]

Yes, you do need to restart. An alternative way, though, is to just end and restart the explorer.exe process.

 

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc together to bring up the Task Manager. Click the Processes tab and find any instances of explorer.exe in the list. Select each one and then click End Task. Once the desktop icons and taskbar have vanished, click File and then Run. Type explorer.exe and click OK.

[backudog]

hmm,then i don't know whats going on, as i've restarted abou6 times now and i still haven't got the option to delete the recycle bin. it says that the info was added to the registery but still no delete option.

[RandyL]

Hello;

The link Jamey gave you also has a tweakui link. tweakui works great but be careful as it can do so much more.