Remove The Windows Recycle Bin From Desktop - Comment Thread

[Steve Krause]

Comment Thread from Remove The Windows Recycle Bin From Desktop

 

# Scooter on 12 Jan 2009 at 3:58pm

 

GroovyCrew: yes i’m logged on as administrator.

 

# Jeneration on 16 Jan 2009 at 9:04 pm

 

My gpedit.msc folder does not exist.

“Windows cannot find ‘gpedit.msc’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, then try again. To search for a file, click…. blah blah”

Yes, I am logged in as an admin.

I am on Windows XP home edition.

 

Let's try this another way. Instead of using Group Policy let's just hack the registry.

 

Launch the Windows Registry Editory

 

1. Click Start -> Run and Type Regedit then hit Enter

 

2. Navigate to following Registry Tree HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\

Desktop\NameSpace\

 

3. Delete the Subtree {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

 

 

4. Right Click on your Desktop and Click Refresh

 

The Recycle bin should be gone. Remember, until you perform step 4, the Recycle Bin will not disappear.

 

Let me know if this does or does not fix the problem

[Guest Scooter]

i do not have a "desktop" folder in “Administrative Templates” shown by this pic. again, running xp pro sp2. I am the administrator. what should i do???

[Austin]

Home edition is going to be way different than Xp Pro. Gpedit might not exist and if it does it will be different than XP pro's version. I'm 99% sure the only way to change it is using regedit and following what mrgroove we above.

 

edit- fixed typo

sent from my iPhone

Edited January 18, 2009 by Guest

[Steve Krause]

i do not have a "desktop" folder in “Administrative Templates” shown by this pic. again, running xp pro sp2. I am the administrator. what should i do???

 

Did you try using the Regedit example above? That should fix you up.