Desktop Renamer is a lightweight software that can rename or reset the names of the Windows Recycle Bin, My Computer, My Documents and My Network Places. The software provides a graphical user interface for renaming those four system icons in Windows.
There is however a direct way to rename those icons – and many more – by using the Windows Registry instead with the added advantage that you do not have to run another software on the system.
To rename the system icons start the Windows Registry editor with [Windows R], typing regedit and hitting enter. The Registry path in question is HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \ShellNoRoam \MUICache.
You find many entries under that Registry path and need to scroll down a bit until you find the desired names. The Data column lists the current name of the entry.
To change an entry simply double-click it and change the Value Data to something else. Changes take effect after rebooting, logging off / on or killing explorer.exe.
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A mass renaming of icons and changing of icon pictures would be fun. I’ll definitely use it to change all the icons on a particular desktop to happy faces with the description: be happy
well i certainly don’t need this, since i have no icons on my desktop!
maybe I missed something here… but on my XP machine I can rename the ‘my computer’ and ‘my network places’ icons on the desktop simply by right clicking and going to ‘rename’