Remove Recycle Bin From Desktop

To delete the Recycle Bin icon from the Windows 2003 desktop follow these steps:

 1. Click on the Start button and select Run
 2. Type in 'regedit' and press OK
 3. Look for this key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
    Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
 4. Under the 'NameSpace' key, delete the following key:
    {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
 5. Close the Registry editor and the Recycle Bin icon will
    disappear from the desktop.

In order to restore the Recycle Bin icon to the desktop just re-create the key you deleted above.