How to rename desktop icons in Windows XP SP 2 PROBLEM The four main desktop icons (My Computer, My Network Places, Recycle Bin, My Documents) should be renamed to something different ( in my example: comp, net, bin, doc). SOLUTION (Thanks to Yzöwl and clavicle for this ): Create a reg-file and put the following lines into it: Replace "comp", "net", "bin" and "doc" to what you want them to be named and you're done This should also work great for unattended installations. Just put it into your regtweaks.reg file that is called during the setup. After applying the reg-file on a running Windows, you need to refresh the screen to see the effect. Just press F5 when you are on the desktop. cu FuNKeR