How to recover my trash bin?

[Eric]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recover my trash bin?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recover my trash bin?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

This is actually a VFAQ. When you type

How to recover my recycle bin

into a Google search box then you get about 600,000 hits.

 

[Bob I]

You mean the Recycle Bin is missing from your desktop?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/rec_bin.htm

 

[Lem]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recover my trash bin?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

Suggestions here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810869/en-us

But first try TweakUI directly. Get it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx
(be sure to get the correct version)

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[Kelly]

Replace/Repair the Recycle Bin (Line 64)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Repair Empty/Full Icons for the Recycle Bin (Line 175)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Rename or Delete the Recycle Bin (Line 115)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Once installed, go to Windows Explorer and scroll down to Recycle Bin, left
click it to highlight, then go to File/Rename or Delete.

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

SupportSpace
www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

 

[Twayne]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recover my trash bin?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810869, and

Below you will find two methods of restoring your Recycle Bin to your
desktop:
Method #1:
Right-click an empty area of your desktop
Select Properties
Click the Desktop tab
Click the Customize button
Click Restore Default
Exit all windows and restart your computer
Method #2:
Note: Be sure to make a backup copy of your registry prior to making any
changes.
Go to Start>> Run. Type in: regedit [Enter]
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
Hold the mouse on NameSpace and right-click once. From the resulting
menu, select Edit>> New>> Key
Copy and Paste the following Key code (including the brackets):
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Press Enter on your keyboard, exit the registry editor and restart your
system.