deleting files in recycle bin

[Guest]

sometimes, after I empty the recycle bin, the icon stays full, and when I
open it, there are no files in it. But when I right click it, the “empty
recycle bin†is still ‘clickable’, and when I do so, it asks me “do you want
to delete WINDOWS.†Thus, when I delete something and it goes into the
recycle bin, I cant empty it until I reboot again. i tried the recycle bin
registry repairer thing but it hasnt solved it.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You cannot delete Windows via the Recycle Bin.
Delete whatever files are in the Recycle Bin, reboot
and everything will be back to normal.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| sometimes, after I empty the recycle bin, the icon stays full, and when I
| open it, there are no files in it. But when I right click it, the “empty
| recycle bin†is still ‘clickable’, and when I do so, it asks me “do you want
| to delete WINDOWS.†Thus, when I delete something and it goes into the
| recycle bin, I cant empty it until I reboot again. i tried the recycle bin
| registry repairer thing but it hasnt solved it.

 

[johnf]

Try creating a 'New Folder' on the desktop, delete that & empty the Recycle
Bin via Rt-click, then reboot - that should clear it.
For some reason, XP occasionally needs something in the bin to reset or
clean itself out.