How do I change the Recycle Bin icon?

July 20th, 2008

I wish to change the icon of my recycle bin. How can I do it in Windows XP?
- Meet

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. Double-click on Display.
  3. In the Display Properties window click the Desktop tab.
  4. Click the Customize Desktop button.
  5. In the Desktop Items window select either the “Recycle Bin (full)” or “Recycle Bin (empty)” folder and click the Change Icon button.
Filed in Ask Jayant, Windows Vista

One Response to “How do I change the Recycle Bin icon?”

  1. Khaled Mohammad Says:
    February 18th, 2009 at 2:43 am

    Thank you for the valuable information. I would ask how to change any icons in general. I tried to find out the right way as expressed in your illustration here.
    Thank you

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