NEW NAMES FOR TRASH

"How would I go about changing the Recycle Bin name in Win98?"

(Warning: This technique involves editing the Registry. As always, we recommend backing up your Registry files--System.dat and User.dat, hidden files on the root of your hard drive--before continuing.)

Open the Registry Editor by selecting Start, Run, typing

regedit

and clicking OK and navigate your way to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}. In the right pane, right-click (Default) and select Modify. On the Value data line of the Edit String dialog box, select Recycle Bin and type your name of choice, such as I Love Trash. Click OK and close the Registry Editor.

Click the desktop once to place the focus there, press F5 to refresh, and there's the new name!

This page last updated: Monday, 24. May 1999 09:47:02 -0500