Rename the Recycle Bin in Windows XP

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DetectorPro is site known for some really excellent tweaks for Windows and Linux. Now it has solutions for renaming Recycle Bin in Windows XP. You can rename Recycle Bin for protection or just for fun. Here are two solutions:

Solution 1

1. Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT.EXE
2. Navigate to the following location:
3. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
4. From the File menu, choose Export and backup the branch to a REG file.
5. Double-click the value named LocalizedString and set its data accordingly. (For example, set its Value data to "Trash" - that will be new name of Recycle Bin)
6. Exit the Registry Editor.
7. Press -F5- key on the keyboard to refresh the desktop icons.
   

Solution 2

VirtualPlastic.net website has a tweak that enables the Rename option when you right-click on the Recycle Bin icon. Here is an original text-tip from the VirtualPlastic.net:

There's an old regtweak to add a rename option to the recycle bin. It involves the shellfolder subkey of the recycle bin clsid:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08 -00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder

There's a binary value usually set to "40 01 00 20" there. If you change it to "50 01 00 20" the bin gets the option ("Rename" option) added.

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