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Question:
How to rename the Microsoft Windows Recycle Bin.

Answer:
Users running Windows TweakUI 1.33
1. Click Start / Settings / Control Panel
2. Open TweakUI
3. Click on the Desktop Tab.
4. Right click the Recycle Bin and rename it.

If you wish to install TweakUI on your computer please see document CH000141.

Other Microsoft Windows users
1. Click Start / Run
2. Type regedit and press enter.
3. Open the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder
4. Open the CLSID folder
5. Open the {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}folder
6. Open the ShellFolder folder
7. Change the "Attributes Data value from "40 01 00 20" to "50 01 00 20". Windows XP users rename this to "70 01 00 20".

Windows XP Users
Right click on the Recycle Bin desktop icon and click Explorer. With your Recycle Bin highlighted click File and Rename.

All other Windows users
After performing the above steps you will be able to rename the icon like any other icon. Right click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop and click Rename.

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