How to rename Network icon on the Desktop in Windows Vista?


Network icon on the Desktop:



Figure 1


Network icon on the Desktop renamed Devices connected to the Network :



Figure 2


If you will right click on the Network icon on the Desktop to rename it then you will notice that the right click menu does not contain a Rename option. But you can rename it using Registry Editor.

You can accomplish this in the following manner:

1) Open Registry Editor and navigate to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Classes \ Local Settings \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Shell \ MuiCache in the left pane



Figure 3


2) Now navigate to the key value @C:\Windows\system32\NetworkExplorer.dll,-1 in the right pane and double click it as shown in the above figure

3) Now type the desired text, say Devices connected to the Network, and press OK button



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4) Now refresh the Desktop folder and the Network icon name will be changed as shown in Figure 2