[Release] Recycle Bin Start Menu AddOn v0.4 *01-24-07*

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:32 pm

Recycle Bin Start Menu v0.4
Adds The Recycle Bin to your start menu, also adds check box in Start Menu Properties and Folder Options to show/hide the Recycle Bin Icon in both Start Menu and Desktop

MD5: 7F081E72DAAA2316B8DCA21510CD9861
Size: 2.24 KB
Website: http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=552

Very special thanks: Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T, oxcoxp, Arnab and Sanjay for all your smarts

CCleaner Users:

; ### CCleaner Users Edit/Remove the SemiColon from the begining of the RegEntries
;HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Shell\Open CCleaner...\command",,0,"%16422%\CCleaner\ccleaner.exe"
;HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Shell\Run CCleaner\command",,0,"%16422%\CCleaner\ccleaner.exe /AUTO"

Changelog:

01-24-07 v0.4
Removed Rename From Context Menu
Added Optional Lines for CCleaner users Right Click Context Menu
01-20-07 v0.3
Added Empty Recycle Bin to Context Menu (thanks to Arnab)
Slimed down RegEntries (thanks to Sanjay)
01-12-07 v0.2
Added Right Click: Properties, Rename, Open and Explorer entries to Recycle Bin shortcut (thanks to oxcoxp, only Empty Recycle Bin left )

ScOOt3r · Post by **ScOOt3r** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:26 am

Hey this one is neat.. thanks rick

ScOOt3r!

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:41 am

schweeeet! Now all I need is a "show desktop" for the start ment.

MrNxDmX · Post by **MrNxDmX** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:02 am

Thats another cool addon for my dvd

Thanks for sharing.

Siginet · Post by **Siginet** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:12 am

Very cool. I like the show desktop idea too.

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:38 am

do we really need to register at wincert.com to d/l these addons.....

TechnoHunter · Post by **TechnoHunter** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:23 am

@newsposter : ... in short you dont have to do anything you dont want to.. but if you want these addons.. yup.. (at least till rick mirrors em.. if he wants to that is)

have fun

RaGhul · Post by **RaGhul** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:29 am

rick,
Sweet addon, man! Should've been included with XP from the beginning. I mean, they moved everything else to the Start Menu, didn't they?

(And I second that motion. Rick, plz mirror these!!)

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:36 am

TechnoHunter wrote:@newsposter : ... in short you dont have to do anything you dont want to.. but if you want these addons.. yup.. (at least till rick mirrors em.. if he wants to that is)

have fun

Fack Im sorry for that I didnt know you had to register... Im adding a mirror, very sorry I really didn't mean it.

See its only 1.77 KB and Ryan does not allow atachments so i simply attached it to a post at wincert and didn't realize it guys, 1000 apologies

Post by **RyanVM** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:39 am

(I do mirror addons for anyone who PMs me with a link and asks nicely

)

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:43 am

RyanVM wrote:(I do mirror addons for anyone who PMs me with a link and asks nicely )

The thing is, i have addon hosting thats kindly provided by SoKoOLz... I was just too lazy to open Filezilla and upload it

Mandarin · Post by **Mandarin** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:16 pm

Works perfectly but when it shows up in the start menu it takes the place of the BootSafe utility that was there previously. Looks like only one entry is allowed in that space perhaps?
BootSafe can still be run from control panel so not a big issue and the recycle bin on the start menu is a better place for it anyway.

mc134 · Post by **mc134** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:51 pm

Ricktendo64,

Thank you for figuring this out. I found two minor errors in your .inf and just wanted to share...

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HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\Ricycle",,,"Custom Recycle Bin Options"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\Ricycle",1,,"rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection RecycleInstall 128 %17%\Recycle.inf"

Notice the miss-spelling after the RunOnceEX? (Ricycle instead of Recycle)

Also, How difficult would it be to figure out the context menus for the recycle bin so they work the same on the start menu as they do on the desktop?
i.e. Right-Click --> Empty Recycle Bin

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:00 pm

LOOOOL thats intentional it does not matter what it says, it will only run once during t12 and it will be deleted... Ric-cycle (my names Rick

)

As far as the Right click ive been trying by looking at how the my computer short cut does it but i cannot seem to figure it out

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:18 pm

.....and the Show Desktop hack

mc134 · Post by **mc134** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:21 pm

Thanks for the quick reply. I was trying to figure it out myself but I had no luck...you know i think i remember seeing something about it in a registry book I have. I will look it up and report back.

Spiritus · Post by **Spiritus** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:44 am

One problem, anybody noticed: It always show full on starmenu

greenonx · Post by **greenonx** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:08 am

so cool, small but funny addons, thanks

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:19 am

Spiritus wrote:One problem, anybody noticed: It always show full on starmenu

hmmm are you sure? Check the MD5 hash its probably an earlier addon, if the hashes don't match re download and try it again. I got the same addon with the same hash and it shows it as empty.

This is the line in the addon that tells which recycle bin icon to use, 31 is empty and 32 is full

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HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon",,0,"%11%\shell32.dll,[color=yellow]31[/color]"

newsposter wrote:.....and the Show Desktop hack

Whats the Command to show the desktop???

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:51 pm

This might help (or not)

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

-or-

regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:52 pm

I think it will be and easy hack newsposter... But the Recycle Bin and show desktop you wont be able to integrate both

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:22 pm

that's what I figured, it will be an either-or decision but one that most of us would be happy to make.. I'd prefer Show Desktop, others will go after Recycle Bin. YMMV and all that.......

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:16 pm

ricktendo64 wrote:
Spiritus wrote:One problem, anybody noticed: It always show full on starmenu
hmmm are you sure? Check the MD5 hash its probably an earlier addon, if the hashes don't match re download and try it again. I got the same addon with the same hash and it shows it as empty.

This is the line in the addon that tells which recycle bin icon to use, 31 is empty and 32 is full
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HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon",,0,"%11%\shell32.dll,[color=yellow]31[/color]"

As long as the 'Recycle Bin' Icon in the Start Menu works only as a static shortcut to the 'Recycle Bin' folder, the state of the Icon 'Empty or Full is sort of immaterial, since it does not actually reflect the true state of the 'Recycle Bin'. Whatever state you choose to have in the addon it will always remain the same irrespective of the actual state of the 'Recycle Bin'.

What would be really cool is if the 'Recycle Bin' Icon in the Start Menu could work like the 'Recycle Bin' Icon on the Desktop, including all the 'right click' functionalities,
i.e. Right-Click
--> Open
--> Explore
--> Empty Recycle Bin
--> Create Shortcut
--> Properties

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:35 pm

newsposter wrote:schweeeet! Now all I need is a "show desktop" for the start ment.

Siginet wrote:Very cool. I like the show desktop idea too.

Was just wondering what's wrong with the 'Show Desktop' in the 'Quick Launch' bar. Wouldn't it take longer and be more cumbersome to access it from the Start Menu compared to a simple click from the 'Quick Launch' bar? Ofcourse I do understand that everyone has their own preferences, but I was just wondering, that's all.

Personally, I think a fully functional Icon and/or even the 'shortcut' to the 'Recycle Bin' on the Start Menu is a much better option than 'Show Desktop' on the Start Menu.

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:58 pm

It's just an option.

I'm in the process of getting rid of the default windoze taskbar/quick launch for a combo of Desktop Sidebar and RocketDock. Lots more capable and less obtrusive than the stock windows 'tools', expec if you have a newer 'widescreen' monitor.

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:02 pm

OK I got er done now im gonna test the addon

EDIT: Better yet, you test it http://www.mytempdir.com/1161621

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:41 pm

It will be Friday sometime but I will test it and get back ASAP.....

orcoxp · Post by **orcoxp** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:12 am

Ok, I've been messing around with this a bit and I have been able to get the context menu working...mostly. hehe

The only problem is the weird way that the Explore function works.
Maybe I am headed in the wrong direction with this.

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; ### [color=yellow]Command Lines for RecycleBin[/color]
; explorer /root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
; explorer /e,/root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

; ### [color=yellow]Add Context Menu to SMRB (REG_BINARY) This Breaks the links[/color]
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x00000001,40,01,00,20

; ### [color=yellow]Renamable RecycleBin on Start Menu (REG_BINARY)[/color]
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x00000001,50,01,00,20

; ### [color=yellow]Include Shell extentions [/color]
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","CallForAttributes",0x00010001,1

; ### [color=yellow]Fix Properties Option in Context Menu[/color]
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}",,0

; ### [color=yellow]Fix Broken Links (Explore seems to open Explore view but nothing else is listed in the folder list[/color]
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Shell\Open\Command",,0,"explorer /root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Shell\Explore\Command",,0,"explorer /e,/root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

Try it out and let me know what you think.

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:24 am

Thanx oxco I willl.

OK the show desktop works but the icon sucks, I would not recomend that tweak addon unless you are using VTP or XPize

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:59 am

orcoxp wrote:Ok, I've been messing around with this a bit and I have been able to get the context menu working...mostly. hehe

[Try it out and let me know what you think.

How does one use these in a '.reg' file? I'd like to try this by simply adding these to the registry but based on my limited knowledge of the subject it does nto look like you can simply copy these into a '.reg' file and run it.

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:03 pm

U use an INF file and defaultinstall... Simply copy and save this as whatever.inf then right click on it and select install

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[Version]
Signature=$Windows NT$

[DefaultInstall]
OptionDesc ="Registry Entries"
Tip        ="Registry Entries"
Modes      =0,1,2,3
AddReg     =REGEntries.AddReg

[REGEntries.AddReg]
; Reg2Inf v0.37 - http://tinyurl.com/fgqyf
; ### Command Lines for RecycleBin
; explorer /root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
; explorer /e,/root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

; ### Add Context Menu to SMRB (REG_BINARY) This Breaks the links
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x00000001,40,01,00,20

; ### Renamable RecycleBin on Start Menu (REG_BINARY)
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x00000001,50,01,00,20

; ### Include Shell extentions
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","CallForAttributes",0x00010001,1

; ### Fix Properties Option in Context Menu
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}",,0

; ### Fix Broken Links (Explore seems to open Explore view but nothing else is listed in the folder list
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Shell\Open\Command",,0,"explorer ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Shell\Explore\Command",,0,"explorer /e,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"

EDIT: I notice it works better without the /root,
Very nice work oxcpxp... You Rock

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:29 pm

Ok, I'm testing the Show Desktop addon now.

Will the reg entries that oxcpxp dug up be incorporated into the Recycle Bin addon??

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:04 pm

newsposter wrote:Will the reg entries that oxcpxp dug up be incorporated into the Recycle Bin addon??

Yep Updated

Off Topic: You do know newsposter that you cant use both show destop and recycle bin addons together? They use the same reg entries

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:30 pm

Yup, I know.....

And thanks for the quick work on this! As always, much appreciated!

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:38 pm

ricktendo64 wrote:U use an INF file and defaultinstall... Simply copy and save this as whatever.inf then right click on it and select install

Thanks for the reply. Not to sound ungrateful, but is it possible to have these entries in the form that I could use in a '.reg' file to add to the registry. I would like to simply add this to my 'regtweaks.reg' file that I apply via 'cmdlines.txt'. By the way instead of the addon I am currently using the registry settings for this, worked out By 'Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T & ricktendo64' and posted by 'prx984' at WinCert. Thanks once again.

Thanks also too 'orcoxp' for getting "context menu working...mostly".

So now we have:
Right-Click
--> Open <-- Working
--> Explore <-- Working
--> Empty Recycle Bin <-- Most Important
--> Create Shortcut <-- Not Important nor Needed
--> Properties <-- Working
--> Show On Desktop <-- Would be nice to have but not important.

Ofcourse the big one is still to be cracked. Getting the Icon to show Empty/Full depending on the actual state of the 'Recycle Bin'. Although, even in it's current form this thing rocks.

TechnoHunter · Post by **TechnoHunter** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:49 pm

do the same thing for this icon (in the start menu) that the script for vista drive indicator does (hackish i know)

make an autoIT script that periodically checks if folder (recycle bin) has any content.. if so show full icon.. if not show emtpy..

shouldn't be all that hard to modify the script from that addon as the base (Vista Drive Indicator that is)

not as clean as the way windows does it on its own but it will work

TechnoHunter

orcoxp · Post by **orcoxp** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:32 pm

I'm sorry but I don't like the idea of having a script running all the time.

I did mess with some other ways of resolving this...

One RegKey had a folder called "IconHandler" and tried to duplicate it.
But it seems like any reference to the icon is not even needed.
Nothing I did ever seemed to change the icon.

Almost like the command justifies the Icon.

RaGhul · Post by **RaGhul** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:20 am

This is quickly becoming one of my favorites!!

I love the extra space on my desktop. It just makes it feel a tiny bit roomier!

Microsoft should have put it in the Start menu from the get-go. With this, now you can!!

(I should add that I also use the reg tweak on WinCert for 'already-installed' PC's. Works beautifully!)

[EDIT]
Just read the changelog. Right-click properties!! Nice job, buddy.

Spiritus · Post by **Spiritus** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:44 am

ricktendo64 wrote:
Spiritus wrote:One problem, anybody noticed: It always show full on starmenu
hmmm are you sure? Check the MD5 hash its probably an earlier addon, if the hashes don't match re download and try it again. I got the same addon with the same hash and it shows it as empty.

This is the line in the addon that tells which recycle bin icon to use, 31 is empty and 32 is full
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HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon",,0,"%11%\shell32.dll,[color=yellow]31[/color]"

Now the issue get inverse, It always show empty

Let me check newer one...............

Could not download

{EDIT}
PM Ryan He is ready to host this this cute addon

RyanVM wrote:(I do mirror addons for anyone who PMs me with a link and asks nicely )

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:30 pm

Links fixed thank you SoKoOLz

newsposter · Post by **newsposter** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:59 pm

tried the Show Desktop twice today. Both times get the same error when trying to click on the icon in the Start Menu.

Error box pops up complaining about a missing showdesktop.scf in an Explorer directory.

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:27 pm

This is for those who might be interested in doing this via a reg tweak either for an already installed Windows or would like to simply add these to the regtweaks.reg which is run via cmdlines.txt in an unattended install. The following works for me perfectly.

I have posted the new and improved registry settings further down this thread. The Regfile settings now include the 'Empty Recycle Bin' in the right click context menu.

PS: The credit for the above tweaks primarily go to: Cygnus, Tom, VA(s)T from WinCert.com and ricktendo64 & oxcoxp.

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;-----  Recycle Bin in Start Menu
; Adds 'Recycle Bin' to Start Menu
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:00000000
;-----


[REGEntries.AddReg] 
; Reg2Inf v0.37 - http://tinyurl.com/fgqyf 
; ### Command Lines for RecycleBin 
; explorer /root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} 
; explorer /e,/root,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} 

; ### Add Context Menu to SMRB (REG_BINARY) This Breaks the links 
HKCR,"CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\ShellFolder","Attributes",0x00000001,40,01,00,20

I did not use the above as part of my regtweak file and everything still seems to work perfectly fine.

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:37 pm

Thanks Sanjay for the regfile and attributes info im gonna test it without it and see

EDIT: Sanjay change your bbcode for the regfile from [/quote] to [/code] it should make the box smaller

orcoxp · Post by **orcoxp** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:47 pm

@Rick....I also use QUOTE instead because CODE will wrap the text.

@Sanjay...the Attributes line was one or the other...as I noticed the "Rename" part was missing when using 40,01,00,20 rather than 50,01,00,20 and @="" is not required.

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:11 pm

ricktendo64 wrote: EDIT: Sanjay change your bbcode for the regfile from [ /quote] to [ /code] it should make the box smaller

orcoxp wrote:@Rick....I also use QUOTE instead because CODE will wrap the text.

I also used QUOTE because CODE was wrapping the text due to the smaller box.

orcoxp wrote:@Sanjay... @="" is not required.

I presume you are referring to the following:

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; Adds 'Recycle Bin' to Start Menu 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}] 
@="" [color=red]<-- DELETE/NOT NEEDED[/color]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\MayChangeDefaultMenu] 
@="" [color=red]<-- DELETE/NOT NEEDED[/color]

;----- Fix Properties Option in Context Menu 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}] 
@="" [color=red]<-- DELETE/NOT NEEDED[/color]

Thus I am deleting them from my prior post above and ofcourse my own regtweaks file.

orcoxp · Post by **orcoxp** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:30 am

@Sanjay...That's exactly it,

Cheers

MrNxDmX · Post by **MrNxDmX** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:16 pm

Hey, this works on my Turkish XP. I can open, rename and explore

Thanks for your efforts guys. Thats really awesome find.

And I want to report one thing. When I rename it, it appears on desktop with the new name I gave. With an empty recycle bin icon. But when I refresh the desktop, it goes away.
I have the recycle bin icon on my desktop too, but its different.

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:16 am

LMFAO... Some MoFo on Winmatrix Edited our names out of the regfile posted on Wincert and claims this regtweak as his own Link

orcoxp · Post by **orcoxp** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:51 am

Raise your hand if you think he deserve a good old ping flood!

orcoxp · Post by **orcoxp** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:19 am

Not sure if anyone noticed this but just opening the recycle bin gives the address bar showing this:
::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

I tried it on a fresh install to (because I've done a lot of mucking with my registry) and the same thing was showing.

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