Recycle Bin

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Raymond Nichols

I have posted this several time but thus far I keep receiving the same
response. Please read this before responding.
I open Display Properties, then Desktop and Customize Desktop. I then
select the icon I wish for the Recycle Bin. After that I go to Themes and
save it with the new icon.

Even doing that does not make it remain as the icon I select after a
restart. After the restart the icon has reverted back to the default
Recycle Bin icon. The Theme is still there that I created but the Recycle
Bin icon is wrong. If I select another Theme and then return to the Theme
I created the icon will return. But it only returns until I restart, and
then the default icon returns again.

I believe that an entry in the registry is not changing as it should and
need to be directed to the area in it that specifies the Recycle Bin icon.
I know the GUI method for changing the icon for the Recycle Bin but it does
not retain the change for some reason.

Ray
 
D

David Candy

Themes files are text files. Open it in notepad and read it.

It should say (with standard Icons)
; Recycle Bin
[CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon]
full=%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,32
empty=%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,31

Then look up here in the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon

Also look here
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F95
4E}\DefaultIcon
(should be absent)
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F9
54E}
Which should be the same as HKEY_CURRENT_ROOT (and is the exact same object
if HKEY_CURRENT_USER doesn't exist)

Then also look up here. This is where changes are made in the dialog
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{
645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon
This overrides the others.

Also check
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell
Icons]
31 and 32.
This key shouldn't exist on most systems. This over rides all of the above.
There is no way to set this in a dialog in XP but third party programs do.

And you thought recycle bin icons were simple.

Are other settings saved. Does Event Viewer say any probs with saving your
registry.
 
J

jerry

David
Thanks ....I will copy your post and read later.
The method from "helper" works for me now.
-----Original Message-----
Themes files are text files. Open it in notepad and read it.

It should say (with standard Icons)
; Recycle Bin
[CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} \DefaultIcon]
full=%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,32
empty=%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,31

Then look up here in the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08- 00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon

Also look here
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081- 101B-9F08-00AA002F95
4E}\DefaultIcon
(should be absent)
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081- 101B-9F08-00AA002F9
54E}
Which should be the same as HKEY_CURRENT_ROOT (and is the exact same object
if HKEY_CURRENT_USER doesn't exist)

Then also look up here. This is where changes are made in the dialog
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi on\Explorer\CLSID\{
645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon
This overrides the others.

Also check
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\explorer\Shell
Icons]
31 and 32.
This key shouldn't exist on most systems. This over rides all of the above.
There is no way to set this in a dialog in XP but third party programs do.

And you thought recycle bin icons were simple.

Are other settings saved. Does Event Viewer say any probs with saving your
registry.
Raymond Nichols said:
I have posted this several time but thus far I keep receiving the same
response. Please read this before responding.
I open Display Properties, then Desktop and Customize Desktop. I then
select the icon I wish for the Recycle Bin. After that I go to Themes and
save it with the new icon.

Even doing that does not make it remain as the icon I select after a
restart. After the restart the icon has reverted back to the default
Recycle Bin icon. The Theme is still there that I created but the Recycle
Bin icon is wrong. If I select another Theme and
Click to expand...
then return to the
Theme
I created the icon will return. But it only returns until I restart, and
then the default icon returns again.

I believe that an entry in the registry is not changing as it should and
need to be directed to the area in it that specifies the Recycle Bin icon.
I know the GUI method for changing the icon for the
Click to expand...
Recycle Bin but it
does
not retain the change for some reason.

Ray
Click to expand...


.
Click to expand...
 
D

David Candy

It should work without the need for saving a theme file. Changing it in the
dialog changes the registry.

You can always change it in the reg, then remove permissions for it to be
changed again. See permissions in Regedit's help.
jerry said:
David
Thanks ....I will copy your post and read later.
The method from "helper" works for me now.
-----Original Message-----
Themes files are text files. Open it in notepad and read it.

It should say (with standard Icons)
; Recycle Bin
[CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} \DefaultIcon]
full=%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,32
empty=%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\shell32.dll,31

Then look up here in the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08- 00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon

Also look here
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081- 101B-9F08-00AA002F95
4E}\DefaultIcon
(should be absent)
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081- 101B-9F08-00AA002F9
54E}
Which should be the same as HKEY_CURRENT_ROOT (and is the exact same object
if HKEY_CURRENT_USER doesn't exist)

Then also look up here. This is where changes are made in the dialog
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi on\Explorer\CLSID\{
645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon
This overrides the others.

Also check
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\explorer\Shell
Icons]
31 and 32.
This key shouldn't exist on most systems. This over rides all of the above.
There is no way to set this in a dialog in XP but third party programs do.

And you thought recycle bin icons were simple.

Are other settings saved. Does Event Viewer say any probs with saving your
registry.
Raymond Nichols said:
I have posted this several time but thus far I keep receiving the same
response. Please read this before responding.
I open Display Properties, then Desktop and Customize Desktop. I then
select the icon I wish for the Recycle Bin. After that I go to Themes and
save it with the new icon.

Even doing that does not make it remain as the icon I select after a
restart. After the restart the icon has reverted back to the default
Recycle Bin icon. The Theme is still there that I created but the Recycle
Bin icon is wrong. If I select another Theme and
Click to expand...
then return to the
Theme
I created the icon will return. But it only returns until I restart, and
then the default icon returns again.

I believe that an entry in the registry is not changing as it should and
need to be directed to the area in it that specifies the Recycle Bin icon.
I know the GUI method for changing the icon for the
Click to expand...
Recycle Bin but it
does
not retain the change for some reason.

Ray
Click to expand...


.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 

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