Remove Recycle Bin Icon?

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CWLee

I have just purchased a small laptop which came with Windows
XP Home edition installed. It seems to work fine, but there
are a few small items I need some help with.

I'd like to remove the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop.
It serves no purpose for me. If I ever need to go to it, or
empty it, I can easily do so via Windows Explorer.

I was never able to remove it on my (still running) Windows
2000 Professional desktop, but I have removed it (I don't
remember how) from my (still running) Vista Ultimate
desktop.

Ideas?

Thanks.

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Don Schmidt said:
If you don't have TweakUI, get it. It gives you the
capability to remove Desktop icons including the Recycle
Bin easily. ...
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Thanks, I'll try it. Is there a similar version for Windows
2000 and Vista?

Thanks again.
 
CWLee wrote:
::
::: If you don't have TweakUI, get it. It gives you the
::: capability to remove Desktop icons including the Recycle
::: Bin easily. ...
::
:: Thanks, I'll try it. Is there a similar version for Windows
:: 2000 and Vista?
::
:: Thanks again.


For Vista, you don't need TweakU1 to hide the recycle bin
1. Right-click on a blank area of the desktop
2. Select Personalize
3. From the left Tasks column, select Change Desktop Icons
4. Select if you want the recycle bin or not
5. Click OK



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Don said:
If you don't have TweakUI, get it. It gives you the capability to
remove Desktop icons including the Recycle Bin easily.

In TweakUI, select Desktop; there uncheck Recycle Bin, Apply, OK

You can get TweakUI for XP in two versions; one if you have SPs
installed and one if you don't have SPs installed.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm
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All tweak UI does is create settings in the policies availble by running
gpedit.msc. Take a look at the policies there and what you can do, and
you may never even consider tweakui again.
 
I have just purchased a small laptop which came with Windows
XP Home edition installed.  It seems to work fine, but there
are a few small items I need some help with.

I'd like to remove the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop.
It serves no purpose for me.  If I ever need to go to it, or
empty it, I can easily do so via Windows Explorer.

I was never able to remove it on my (still running) Windows
2000 Professional desktop, but I have removed it (I don't
remember how) from my (still running) Vista Ultimate
desktop.

Ideas?

Thanks.

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CWLee
Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred
cows.  Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and
promote for performance, not preferences.
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This is an XP forum, right?

If you use Google to search for: xp remove recycle bin

you will find several methods: gpedit.msc, TweakUI and registry
edits. Here is a link that mentions them all for XP:

http://www.tweakxp.com/article36805.aspx

if you are not using XP, change your Google search accordingly.

Tweak UI makes the change instantly before your eyes.

Gpedit.msc requires a logoff and logon.

I did not try the registry edit, but it makes sense.

Tweak UI is expedient and has other adjustments to play with, as does
gepedit.msc.

I like Tweak UI for some things, but you can't do everything with that.
 
CWLee has Windows XP Home edition!

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Gerry
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CWLee has Windows XP Home edition!

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Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Good. The link I posted covers Home and Pro.
 
Yes Jose I knew that before I posted but my comment was not directed to you!


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Gerry
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Stourport, England
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