Empty Recycle Bin asks if I want to deleate Windows!

[Guest]

On my desktop, the recycle bin icon appears to indicate that there are items
in the bin. When I go there, however, it is empty. If I then click on
"empty recycle bin, the response "do you wamt to delete windows?" comes up.
I checked for Viruses (McAfee) and Spyware (Webroot Spy Sweeper) but found no
infections. Clearly somthing is wrong. I am running XP SP2. Any ideas?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Simply reboot your computer and the problem will be solved.
Its impossible to delete Windows using the recycle bin.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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| On my desktop, the recycle bin icon appears to indicate that there are items
| in the bin. When I go there, however, it is empty. If I then click on
| "empty recycle bin, the response "do you wamt to delete windows?" comes up.
| I checked for Viruses (McAfee) and Spyware (Webroot Spy Sweeper) but found no
| infections. Clearly somthing is wrong. I am running XP SP2. Any ideas?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This is a common problem.

I have seen this myself on my machine.

[[Are you sure you want to delete WINDOWS?]]

Makes you stop and think when you see that message, doesn't it? ;-)

You probably have a damaged/corrupted file in the Recycle Bin.

Run Error Checking | Reboot | Try to empty the Recycle Bin again.

1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the volume you want to
check, and then click Properties.
2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
3. Select both of these:

o Automatically fix file system errors
o Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors

You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.

For a peek at the chkdisk log.
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
Look in Application | Listed as Information
under Winlogon, Event 1001

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Thamks for the suggestion but it did not fix the problem. I did, however,
find a solution. Read my response to W. Vogel.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your suggestion. but I did not get around to trying it. I
inadvertantly found a fix. I deleated somthing from my desktop. It went to
the recycle bin. I pressed "empty recycle bin" and got " are you sure you
want to delete these 2 items. I assumed two ment what I wanted to get rid of
as well as windows. I then clicked on the single item that I wanted to
delete and deleted only it from the recycle bin. For some reason that solved
the problem. My recycle bin was completly empty and there was no more
evidence of windows being held in the bin.

This is a common problem.

I have seen this myself on my machine.

[[Are you sure you want to delete WINDOWS?]]

Makes you stop and think when you see that message, doesn't it? ;-)

You probably have a damaged/corrupted file in the Recycle Bin.

Run Error Checking | Reboot | Try to empty the Recycle Bin again.

1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the volume you want to
check, and then click Properties.
2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
3. Select both of these:

o Automatically fix file system errors
o Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors

You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.

For a peek at the chkdisk log.
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
Look in Application | Listed as Information
under Winlogon, Event 1001

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

On my desktop, the recycle bin icon appears to indicate that there are
items in the bin. When I go there, however, it is empty. If I then
click on "empty recycle bin, the response "do you wamt to delete
windows?" comes up. I checked for Viruses (McAfee) and Spyware (Webroot
Spy Sweeper) but found no infections. Clearly somthing is wrong. I am
running XP SP2. Any ideas?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks for your suggestion. but I did not get around to trying it. I
inadvertantly found a fix. I deleated somthing from my desktop. It went
to the recycle bin. I pressed "empty recycle bin" and got " are you sure
you want to delete these 2 items. I assumed two ment what I wanted to
get rid of as well as windows. I then clicked on the single item that I
wanted to delete and deleted only it from the recycle bin. For some
reason that solved the problem. My recycle bin was completly empty and
there was no more evidence of windows being held in the bin.

This is a common problem.

I have seen this myself on my machine.

[[Are you sure you want to delete WINDOWS?]]

Makes you stop and think when you see that message, doesn't it? ;-)

You probably have a damaged/corrupted file in the Recycle Bin.

Run Error Checking | Reboot | Try to empty the Recycle Bin again.

1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the volume you want to
check, and then click Properties.
2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
3. Select both of these:

o Automatically fix file system errors
o Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors

You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.

For a peek at the chkdisk log.
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
Look in Application | Listed as Information
under Winlogon, Event 1001

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

On my desktop, the recycle bin icon appears to indicate that there are
items in the bin. When I go there, however, it is empty. If I then
click on "empty recycle bin, the response "do you wamt to delete
windows?" comes up. I checked for Viruses (McAfee) and Spyware (Webroot
Spy Sweeper) but found no infections. Clearly somthing is wrong. I am
running XP SP2. Any ideas?