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ricktendo64

Dec 30 2006, 03:28 PM

How-To: Recycle Bin on the Start Menu
By Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T & ricktendo64
NOTE: Also adds "Show Recycle Bin icon on desktop" to Folder Options, Show/Hide "Recycle Bin" to Start Menu Properties

I got it to work. Heres what I got it to put the Recycle Bin icon on the start menu using the Manufacturer Link in the registry.

Here was my end result:

CODE

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;"Recycle Bin in Start Menu" RegTweak by Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T & ricktendo64

;Adds Recycle Bin shortcut to Star Menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964"
"InfoTip"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-22915"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,32"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
  64,00,6f,00,63,00,76,00,77,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance]
"CLSID"="{3f454f0e-42ae-4d7c-8ea3-328250d6e272}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"
"method"="ShellExecute"
"Command"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964"
"Param1"="::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:00000000

;Adds "[ ] Recycle Bin" Check Box to Strat Menu Properties (Show/Hide Start Menu Item)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowOEMLink]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,-8964"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"ValueName"="Start_ShowOEMLink"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001
"NoOEMLinkInstalled"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowOEMLink\Policy\NoOEMLinkInstalled]
"RegKey"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\StartMenu\\StartPanel\\ShowOEMLink"

;Adds "[ ] Show Recycle Bin icon on desktop" to Folder Options (Show/Hide Recycle Bin)
[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:00000000
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

Instructions:
Copy and Paste into notepad then save as Recycle.reg
Apply, Reboot and Enjoy

Yzöwl

Dec 31 2006, 09:33 AM

Firstly, here are some snippets of script.

VBScript

CODE

WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application").Explore "::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

JScript

CODE

new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application").Explore("::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}");

Secondly, here is a completed working solution Open_Bin.exe
Just double click it and either reboot explorer or switch from new to old startpanel and back again to see the result.
Note
The entry is for only the current user as should all tweaks of this type.

Happy New Year!

<Edit>
I have created another 'all users' version Recycler.exe using your full reg file as its basis.
</Edit>

ricktendo64

Dec 31 2006, 10:51 AM

Thank You Very Much Yzöwl but this did the trick

CODE

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

Updated firs post and topic title to solved and now the RegTweak is available to all

Special thanks to Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T and Yzöwl

Yzöwl

Dec 31 2006, 11:01 AM

Had you checked my offering you would have noted that is how I'd done it too!

I just prefered to supply it in an easy to install SFX in order to prevent possible mistakes by the user.

ricktendo64

Dec 31 2006, 11:06 AM

QUOTE (Yzöwl @ Dec 31 2006, 01:01 PM)

Had you checked my offering you would have noted that is how I'd done it too!

I just prefered to supply it in an easy to install SFX in order to prevent possible mistakes by the user.

Yep you are correct Yzöwl thats exactly what you did... ty

MGadAllah

Dec 31 2006, 11:33 AM

That was a very good trick guys
Thanks a lot

MGadAllah

Dec 31 2006, 02:35 PM

is it possible to add such a thing to the link in the start menu
Click to view attachment
Because the current start menu icon has this only
Click to view attachment
I do not mean the open function only, but I mean the menu that being used with right click, or at least Empty RB function
Thanks

Cybertronic

Jun 15 2007, 06:12 AM

Sorry for bumping this thread

Is there a version of this for Vista?

ricktendo64

Jun 15 2007, 07:57 AM

Nope but maybe cygnus can pull one out of the air.

c'mon cyg where are ya

Cybertronic

Jun 15 2007, 08:09 AM

Cygnus, please do make a Vista version

spacesurfer

Jul 4 2007, 03:45 PM

QUOTE

I do not mean the open function only, but I mean the menu that being used with right click, or at least Empty RB function

Yes, an "Empty Recycle Bin" context menu entry would be nice. That's one of the things that I do most commonly--keep the bin clean.

I've been trying to find this in the registry but have been unsuccessful as of yet.

2forza

Jul 4 2007, 04:13 PM

QUOTE (spacesurfer @ Jul 4 2007, 11:45 PM)

QUOTE

I do not mean the open function only, but I mean the menu that being used with right click, or at least Empty RB function

CODE

; Add Empty Recycle Bin To Right Click Menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Empty Recycle Bin"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Empty Recycle Bin]
@="{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

spacesurfer

Jul 4 2007, 09:15 PM

Dude, we are talking about adding "Empty Recycle Bin" to the Recycle Bin in Start Menu, not to EVERY folder, EVERY file, etc. That's unnecessary.

spacesurfer

Jul 4 2007, 09:25 PM

Eureka!! Thanks to 2Forza, here's how to add "Empty Recycle Bin" to the right-click menu:

CODE

; Add Empty Recycle Bin To Right Click Menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Empty Recycle Bin"

spacesurfer

Jul 6 2007, 02:42 PM

Albinohawk already posted this in Vista section. Apparently, this is an old trick and is possible in Vista. In Vista he's replaced the "Default Programs" with Recycle Bin.

CODE

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}]
@="Recycle Bin command object for Start menu"
"LocalizedString"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,\
6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,\
00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,\
2c,00,2d,00,38,00,39,00,36,00,34,00,00,00
"InfoTip"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,\
2d,00,32,00,32,00,39,00,31,00,35,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,69,00,6d,00,\
61,00,67,00,65,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,35,\
00,35,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}\Shell\Open\Command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,65,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,20,00,2f,00,4e,00,2c,00,20,00,3a,00,3a,00,7b,00,36,00,34,00,35,00,46,\
00,46,00,30,00,34,00,30,00,2d,00,35,00,30,00,38,00,31,00,2d,00,31,00,30,00,\
31,00,42,00,2d,00,39,00,46,00,30,00,38,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,41,00,41,00,30,\
00,30,00,32,00,46,00,39,00,35,00,34,00,45,00,7d,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved]
"{E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}"="Recycle Bin command object for Start menu"

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowSetProgramAccessAndDefaults]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowRecycleBin]
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="@shell32.dll,-8964"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
"ValueName"="Start_ShowRecycleBin"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowRecycleBin\Policy]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\StartMenu\StartPanel\ShowRecycleBin\Policy\NoRecycleBin]

See his post here

bigfatroundguy

Apr 3 2008, 07:16 PM

In case anyone is interested, i have been tinkering with this Recycle Bin on the Desktop for a while as I wasn't satisfied with implementing the attached hack only to have to then still select it after windows booted up. here is what i discovered. i am including because i haven't found it anywhere else (i suspect I am not the first to discover this but maybe someone who will follow will be interested)

; ### will reveal whatever is set to OEMLink in Start Menu at logon (in this case Recycle Bin) even if default behavior hides it
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Start_ShowOEMLink"=dword:00000001

; ### will remove Recycle Bin from desktop at logon even if default behavior places Recycle Bin on desktop
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000001

; ### will set the default behavior of the OEMLink in Start Menu to VISIBLE
; ### in the absence of this setting the default behavior of the OEMLink in Start Menu is set to VISIBLE so this setting should really be unnecessary
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"Start_ShowOEMLink"=dword:00000001

; ### will set the default behavior of the Recycle Bin on the desktop to HIDDEN
; ### in the absence of this setting the default behavior of the Recycle Bin on the desktop is set to VISIBLE
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000001

Kelsenellenelvian

Apr 3 2008, 07:18 PM

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

These are usually randomly generated numbers...

bigfatroundguy

Apr 3 2008, 08:23 PM

forgive me, i know barely enough to be dangerous. the suggestions i made were built on top of the files that Cygnus and others have contributed towards which referenced the same number. from reviewing the file authored by Cygnus and others, it looks like the number i used was defined in an earlier registry entry. in any case it has worked consistently.

bigfatroundguy

Apr 3 2008, 08:25 PM

actually, i just unpacked and searched through the inf included in your UberPack and the it contains this random number, and looks defined.

fdv

Apr 8 2008, 07:31 PM

QUOTE (bigfatroundguy @ Apr 3 2008, 09:25 PM)

actually, i just unpacked and searched through the inf included in your UberPack and the it contains this random number, and looks defined.

He means CLSIDs in general. You can create them in Visual C++ for your apps, and MS's software generated them randomly. In the Windows OS, yes, they have a consistent meaning, but way back when, when Windows 2000 was created, all of the OS component CLSIDs started life this way -- as randomly generated numbers when Microsoft was compiling the libraries.

arshad-nawaz

Apr 13 2008, 04:52 PM

Thanks for this shairing

Acheron

Jul 29 2008, 09:08 AM

Instead of hiding the Recycle bin on the Desktop you can also move the Recycle bin to My computer. To show the Recyclebin on Start Menu I use the following tweaks:

CODE

[RunOnceEx.AddReg]
;Add Recycle bin to My computer
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}",,0x10
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}",,0x0,"Recycle Bin"
;Add Recycle Bin shortcut to the Start Menu
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}",,0,"@%%SystemRoot%%\system32\shell32.dll,-8964"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}","InfoTip",0,"@%%SystemRoot%%\system32\shell32.dll,-22915."
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon",,0,"%11%\shell32.dll,31"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\InProcServer32",,0x20000,"%%SystemRoot%%\system32\shdocvw.dll"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\InProcServer32","ThreadingModel",0,"Apartment"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance","CLSID",0,"{3f454f0e-42ae-4d7c-8ea3-328250d6e272}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag","CLSID",0,"{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag","method",0,"ShellExecute"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag","Command",0,"@%%SystemRoot%%\system32\shell32.dll,-8964"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag","Param1",0,"::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}",,0
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu",,0
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x10001,00,00,00,00

[RunOnceEx.DelReg]
;Remove Recycle bin from Desktop
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

NOTE: Only tested on Windows XP. I don't add extra options to any Windows menu. As I configure my CD no need to change options afterwards

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