How-To: Recycle Bin on the Start Menu

By Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T, ricktendo64, oxcoxp and Arnab

NOTE: Also adds "Show Recycle Bin icon on desktop" to Folder Options, Show/Hide "Recycle Bin" to Start Menu Properties

Instructions:

Download INF file, right click on it and click "Install" then reboot.

Disclaimer

This tweak is freely distributable, but, if you are going to modify this registry tweak and post it on the internet, please give credit where its due. I do not condone plagiarism. So please give credit where it's due. Tom, VA(s)T, ricktendo64, oxcoxp, Arnab and myself worked hard on getting this registry tweak working.

Thank you.

Thanks go out to all who helped work on this project.

Change Log:

01/20/07 v0.3

Added Empty Recycle Bin to Context Menu (thanks to Arnab)

Slimed down RegEntries (thanks to Sanjay)

01/12/07 v0.2

Added Right Click: Properties, Rename, Open and Explorer entries to Recycle Bin shortcut (thanks to oxcoxp, only Empty Recycle Bin left)

RecycleSMD.zip

Edited January 25, 200719 yr by prx984

*updated*

Cool! Thanks for the tweak

Very much appreciated prx984. Nice addition to a CLEAN desktop

sweet! now i can have icon free desktop!

hehe I'm glad you guys like the tweak. Thanks for the feedback everyone

Thanks also go out to ricktendo64, oxcoxp, VA(S)T, tom and Arnab for all this work too

I can't thank them enough for helping me with this tweak.

Edited January 24, 200719 yr by prx984

Nice! BTW, which theme are you using in the screenshot? Looks like a Vista theme, could you tell me where I could get it?

You'd have to ask ricktendo64 that, its a screenshot from one of his computers.

Edit: I think I know which one it is now.

http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?sho...48&hl=vista

Edited January 24, 200719 yr by prx984

cool, thanks!

Its Luna Royale's Black Faze

Edited January 25, 200719 yr by ricktendo64

Nice tweak for an icon free desktop!

Thanks!

Edited January 25, 200719 yr by cro-man

I would like to say a big thanks to the makers of this but would anyone be able to possible help about adding this to an unattended setup or pointing me in the right direction.

Thanks

Edited April 19, 200719 yr by acen2006

http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?sho...;hl=recycle+bin

first thanks I have a question If I want to remove it from start menu how can I do it do you know?

There should be an option to uncheck in Start Menu Properties