Another way to remove Recycle Bin from desktop in Windows XP

Sometimes you cannot simply Delete Recycle Bin from desktop. There is another way to do it. Try following:
- Press "Start" button and select "Run..."
- Type "regedit" and press "OK"
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel in the left panel
- Add new DWORD Value by right clicking on the empty area in the right panel and selecting New --> DWORD Value
- Type name "{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
- Double click on the new DWORD Value and set Value Data to "1"
- Press "OK" and close Registry Editor
- Refresh you desktop
- Viola! You shouldn't see Recycle Bin anymore

If you still want be able to access Recycle Bin without being able to empty it try reading this tutorial.