First, right-click on the recycling bin icon on your
desktop. Select properties... then review the settings
to make sure the selections state,"Standard Recycle
Bin." Below that is an area that is
titled,"Appearance." Delete everything except,"Recycle
Bin." Click on the Norton Protection tab on the top of
the screen (this is all assuming you have Norton
Antivirus on your system,ok). Unclick the box
titled, "Enable protection." Finally, click OK to exit
this process. You should now be able to access your
recycle bin and delete your trash files.