[How-to] Add Recycle Bin to start menu

[cygnus]

How-To: Recycle Bin on the Start Menu

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

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:

01-12-20 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 Razz)

RecycleSMD.zip

Edited January 23, 2007 by cygnus

[ricktendo]

Saaaaaweet Cygnus... I might just make a addon from this

[cygnus]

Really? Cool, I could use that

[NIM]

I have recently saw somewhere that someone was looking for this. Can't remember where, so I can point him on this topic.. :crying_anim:

[cygnus]

:lol: that was me

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...mp;#entry605210

Edited December 30, 2006 by cygnus

[NIM]

:lol: that was me

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...mp;#entry605210

LOL, nice :thumb_yello:

[cygnus]

:bounce8: I'm so happy I figured it out lol

I even have a hack to turn the Recycle Bin on and off on the desktop from in folder options.

[ricktendo]

:bounce8: I'm so happy I figured it out lol

I even have a hack to turn the Recycle Bin on and off on the desktop from in folder options.

Please share...

Offtopic: Whats the command to open the RecycleBin?

[cygnus]

The command to open the Recycle Bin is "C:\Program Files\recycle.lnk". I just had it point to a shortcut I created in the program files directory from the recycle bin.

Heres the code for the option to disable the icon on the desktop.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\RecycleBinOnDesktop]
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel"
"Text"="Show Recycle Bin icon on the desktop"
"Type"="checkbox"
"ValueName"="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

This will put it in the folder options window, near the bottom of the scroll list.

[ricktendo]

The command to open the Recycle Bin is "C:\Program Files\recycle.lnk". I just had it point to a shortcut I created in the program files directory from the recycle bin.

Thats kinda Odd, there should be some script or command to do this, Ill try to find out if there is

BTW: %SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,32 is the Windows Icon for the Recycle Bin

[cygnus]

Thanks, that should drastically help, mainly in keeping it all self contained. Thanks again Rick

Edit: maybe we should use the shout box to make this a bit easier on us

Edited December 30, 2006 by cygnus

[ricktendo]

I got it... I got it...

Explorer /N,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

[cygnus]

It doesn't appear to have worked.

I put it in in:

Location\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag

String: Param1

Value: Explorer /N,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

I get an error on launching it:

Windows Cannot Find: 'Explorer /N,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click search.

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out if it was possible to move the icon any where else, while I proved it was, it drastically changed a lot of other things, including the icons on the desktop. I replaced My Network Places with it and it worked, until I rebooted. Then it would say that it was My Network Places again, but it had the Recycle Bin icon and it opened the wrong folder. So it will have to stay with the Manufacturer Link.

Edited December 31, 2006 by cygnus

[ricktendo]

It seems to only work with WindowsKey+R

There are more scripts here

[Tarun]

I wonder if this will function with users who customize their icons.

[ricktendo]

I customize my icons and it works... But im working on the javascript one as an addon...

Here is my custom reshacked recyclebin Icon

[Tarun]

Did you change the icon via the Customize Desktop link?

[ricktendo]

Did you change the icon via the Customize Desktop link?

Nope I used VTP6...

EDIT: Finally I got a command that works

"Param1"="::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

[ricktendo]

WOOOOOO HOOOO!

Its Finally finished... Success

Special thanx to Tom and VA(s)T for your help dudes

[cygnus]

Awsome, I gotta check through this to see what you changed now

Amazing Rick, thank you so much. Thanks go out to Tom and VA(s)T as well :thumbsup_anim:

Heres another one that we could add to it:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache]

"@shell32.dll,-30516"="Show Recycle Bin"

That will also make it say "Show Recycle Bin" in the properties of the start menu.

Edited December 31, 2006 by cygnus

[ricktendo]

I changed Recycle Bin Title to @%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964 (the location of the actual Recycle Bin Title Windows Uses)

Changed InfoTip to @%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-22915 (The location for the InfoTip Windows Uses)

I also changed the Show/Hide name of the Manufacturer from the generic Manufacturer to Recycle Bin or @%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964

P.S. Re-Copy and Re-Apply the .reg file I just fixed a typo... I had a left over period in the info tip line

[cygnus]

Either way, its working perfectly and I can't thank you enough

[ricktendo]

OHH and the command to open it is

::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Now for a Add-On

[cygnus]

lol, good idea :lol:

Oh, did you change the name of the option from "Manufacturer Link" to anything other than that? I did that on mine, and every once in a while, it will change back to the default. I wonder if theres a way to fix that.

I'm going to keep an idea on it for now and see what happens. I'll let you know.

[ricktendo]

I changed the manufacturer link to @%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964

Maybe that will stop it from changing