Hi,
I have a couple of XP Pro questions: I've been trying to rename the Recycle Bin to "Trash" for about 2 months now. I've gone into the registry (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache) and changed the name; that didn't work for too long. I then changed the binary numbers to read Trash; that doesn't work for too long, either. I've shutdown and restarted in safe mode three times in a row and - you guessed it- same thing.

That's the story. First question: Does anyone know how to "permanently" change the name of the recycle bin? I've noticed that sometimes when I close out of a program, and the desktop refreshes itself, it will change back, but not always.
Second question: I got tired of going into the registry all the time, so I exported the reg file to my desktop and when it arbitrarily changes back to Recycle Bin, I merge the reg file back, hit F5 and it's back to Trash. Will doing this keep adding the file, or is it replaced by what I merged?

jpChris

Right click on the recycle bin, and choose rename. Type your desired name.

Hi Peter,

Uh, I hope you were joking when you said to right click on the Recycle Bin and click Rename as there is no option to rename.

Or, am I missing something?

jpChris

Actually, I wasn't. The option was there in previous windows, I assumed it would be there in XP. If you have norton utilities, it does give you the option to change the name of the recyle bin.

Just a questiob, but is it that important that the recycle bin be called trash?

Look at this link if you'd like another registry hack.

http://is-it-true.org/nt/utips/utips51.shtml

right click>create shortcut>RENAME SHORTCUT TO TRASH...then find a way of 'hiding' original recycle bin?

Hi Peter,

I want to change the name of the recycle bin because I'm going to set up XP with several people using it. As each user logs on, I want to setup each one with their own recycle bin, but with different names, ie., Chris' Trash, Sara's Trash, etc.
That way, if someone deletes something they shouldn't, I can find it quickly and restore it - among other things.

By the by, the link you posted may have helped. The reg entry didn't have @="Trash", it only had Trash and I hope that the word Trash is supposed to have quote marks around it.

Anyway, thanks, Peter.

Sincerely,
jpChris

The recycle bin stores the files in (drive the original file was on):\RECYCLER\(Windows user ID) no matter what Windows shows you. Every user has a Recycle Bin of their own that can be emptied from their own user accounts.