How do you remove My Computer and Recycle Bin from desktop

I'm trying to modify the shell so that my VB.Net application is the only
thing that runs. I've been able to remove the taskbar and the splash screen.
All I have left to remove is "My Computer" and the "Recycle Bin". Any Ideas?

Chris
Fri Nov 19 23:28:53 CST 2004

Why not remove explorer.exe from the registry's HKLM\Init\Launch50 key
altogther so the desktop never launches? Replace it with your app and it's
the only thing that will run.

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"Hari Seldon" <HariSeldon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B59BFDB2-FE99-458A-A8AF-B8214E6BFD20@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to modify the shell so that my VB.Net application is the only
> thing that runs. I've been able to remove the taskbar and the splash
> screen.
> All I have left to remove is "My Computer" and the "Recycle Bin". Any
> Ideas?

Michael
Mon Nov 22 02:40:40 CST 2004

If you would like to remove all icons, then
- delete the reg values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Explorer\Desktop\*
- delete the *.lnk files in \Windows\Desktop

regards
Mike

"Hari Seldon" <HariSeldon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B59BFDB2-FE99-458A-A8AF-B8214E6BFD20@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to modify the shell so that my VB.Net application is the only
> thing that runs. I've been able to remove the taskbar and the splash
screen.
> All I have left to remove is "My Computer" and the "Recycle Bin". Any
Ideas?

Zhongwei
Mon Nov 22 14:58:43 CST 2004

Hi, this question was answered before. Check the subject "How can I get rid
of icons on wince desktop?". Some information from that subject attached
below.
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"Selin Metin" <nospam@nospam.com.tr> wrote in message
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Hi,
To remove the "My Computer" and "Recycle Bin" icons from the desktop put the
following in platform.reg :

@CESYSGEN IF SHELL_MODULES_CESHELL
; Explorer desktop special folders

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Explorer\Desktop]
"{000214A1-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"=-
"{000214A0-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"=-

;@CESYSGEN ENDIF SHELL_MODULES_CESHELL

It is possible to wipe out the settings in the registry by adding them to
your platform.reg file with the "-" in place to remove the entry instead of
overwriting it with something new.



"Hari Seldon" <HariSeldon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B59BFDB2-FE99-458A-A8AF-B8214E6BFD20@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to modify the shell so that my VB.Net application is the only
> thing that runs. I've been able to remove the taskbar and the splash
screen.
> All I have left to remove is "My Computer" and the "Recycle Bin". Any
Ideas?