Is this caused by a virus or trojan?

[Neil Barras]

Hi,

I have Windows XP Home SP2. When I first got my machine (HP Pavilion
zt3350EA), everything worked fine. But now, whenever I delete a file, it
just disappears without appearing in the Recycle Bin first. I have
unchecked the option to delete files without placing them in the Bin, so I
am now baffled.

Also, no matter what I do, the Bin always claims it has something in it. I
open it, and there is nothing there...But when I click
to empty it, it asks me if I want to empty it as if it is housing deleted
files.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Neil

 

[sh4d03]

Hi,

I have Windows XP Home SP2. When I first got my machine (HP Pavilion
zt3350EA), everything worked fine. But now, whenever I delete a file, it
just disappears without appearing in the Recycle Bin first. I have
unchecked the option to delete files without placing them in the Bin, so I
am now baffled.

Also, no matter what I do, the Bin always claims it has something in it. I
open it, and there is nothing there...But when I click
to empty it, it asks me if I want to empty it as if it is housing deleted
files.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Neil

Try this one - I feel you've already checked these but have a look and
double check.

Deleted items don’t go to the Recycle Bin

There are a number of reasons for files and folders to bypass the
Recycle Bin. First, Windows designed the Recycle Bin to hold only items
you delete from the hard drive. When you delete items from a floppy
diskette or removable media, such as a Zip drive, Windows bypasses the
Recycle Bin and deletes them. This rule also applies to files and
folders stored on another computer. For example, if you network several
PCs in your home, files that you delete on a different PC are not placed
in the Recycle Bin. Another consideration is the Recycle Bin’s
Properties settings. If your Recycle Bin is deactivated, all items you
delete are permanently deleted. To check whether the Recycle Bin is
deactivated, right-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop, click
Properties, and click the Global tab in the Recycle Bin Properties
dialog box. If the Do Not Move Files To The Recycle Bin. Remove Files
Immediately When Deleted checkbox is selected, the Recycle Bin is turned
off. Click to clear the checkbox and click OK. Note that this option may
instead display on the individual hard drive tabs of the Recycle Bin’s
Properties dialog box. This occurs if you select Configure Drives
Independently on the Global tab. Finally, because the Recycle Bin is a
Windows feature, it is not available at the command prompt level. If you
delete files at a C: prompt using the DEL command, for example, the
files bypass the Recycle Bin and are permanently deleted.

-Smart Computing

Sh4d03

P.S. Do you have any Norton Utitlies Installed? Especially norton System
Works? This suite has the protected recylce bin which could be a lage
part of your problem.

Also... what happens if you do this:
Open Windows Explorer
Click Tools | Options | View
tick show hidden files or folders
untick hide operating system files (recommended)
Now browse to C:\ and see if there is a folder there called 'RECYLCER'

If there isn't, that's your problem and we'll need to find out how to
re-create that.

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03"
in the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

Hi,

I have Windows XP Home SP2. When I first got my machine (HP Pavilion
zt3350EA), everything worked fine. But now, whenever I delete a file, it
just disappears without appearing in the Recycle Bin first. I have
unchecked the option to delete files without placing them in the Bin, so I
am now baffled.

Also, no matter what I do, the Bin always claims it has something in it. I
open it, and there is nothing there...But when I click
to empty it, it asks me if I want to empty it as if it is housing deleted
files.

Any ideas?

The XP recycle bin is well known to be flaky and get in a knot. Google
is your friend, or just go to
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
and get the recycle bin fix(es). And no, it isn't a virus .. why would
it be?

 

[Neil Barras]

Hi,

I have Windows XP Home SP2. When I first got my machine (HP Pavilion
zt3350EA), everything worked fine. But now, whenever I delete a file, it
just disappears without appearing in the Recycle Bin first. I have
unchecked the option to delete files without placing them in the Bin, so
I am now baffled.

Also, no matter what I do, the Bin always claims it has something in it.
I open it, and there is nothing there...But when I click
to empty it, it asks me if I want to empty it as if it is housing deleted
files.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Neil

Try this one - I feel you've already checked these but have a look and
double check.

Deleted items don’t go to the Recycle Bin

There are a number of reasons for files and folders to bypass the Recycle
Bin. First, Windows designed the Recycle Bin to hold only items you delete
from the hard drive. When you delete items from a floppy diskette or
removable media, such as a Zip drive, Windows bypasses the Recycle Bin and
deletes them. This rule also applies to files and folders stored on
another computer. For example, if you network several PCs in your home,
files that you delete on a different PC are not placed in the Recycle Bin.
Another consideration is the Recycle Bin’s Properties settings. If your
Recycle Bin is deactivated, all items you delete are permanently deleted.
To check whether the Recycle Bin is deactivated, right-click the Recycle
Bin icon on your Desktop, click Properties, and click the Global tab in
the Recycle Bin Properties dialog box. If the Do Not Move Files To The
Recycle Bin. Remove Files Immediately When Deleted checkbox is selected,
the Recycle Bin is turned off. Click to clear the checkbox and click OK.
Note that this option may instead display on the individual hard drive
tabs of the Recycle Bin’s Properties dialog box. This occurs if you select
Configure Drives Independently on the Global tab. Finally, because the
Recycle Bin is a Windows feature, it is not available at the command
prompt level. If you delete files at a C: prompt using the DEL command,
for example, the files bypass the Recycle Bin and are permanently deleted.

-Smart Computing

Sh4d03

P.S. Do you have any Norton Utitlies Installed? Especially norton System
Works? This suite has the protected recylce bin which could be a lage part
of your problem.

Also... what happens if you do this:
Open Windows Explorer
Click Tools | Options | View
tick show hidden files or folders
untick hide operating system files (recommended)
Now browse to C:\ and see if there is a folder there called 'RECYLCER'

If there isn't, that's your problem and we'll need to find out how to
re-create that.

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me
at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to
provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in
the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

Sh4d03,

Thanks for helping. I only have Norton Anti Virus 2005 installed...Would
that create the same problem?

Regarding the 'RECYCLER' folder, I went to C:\, to find that it isn't there.
Any way of getting it back?

 

[sh4d03]

Hi,

I have Windows XP Home SP2. When I first got my machine (HP Pavilion
zt3350EA), everything worked fine. But now, whenever I delete a file, it
just disappears without appearing in the Recycle Bin first. I have
unchecked the option to delete files without placing them in the Bin, so
I am now baffled.

Also, no matter what I do, the Bin always claims it has something in it.
I open it, and there is nothing there...But when I click
to empty it, it asks me if I want to empty it as if it is housing deleted
files.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Neil

Try this one - I feel you've already checked these but have a look and
double check.

Deleted items don’t go to the Recycle Bin

There are a number of reasons for files and folders to bypass the Recycle
Bin. First, Windows designed the Recycle Bin to hold only items you delete
from the hard drive. When you delete items from a floppy diskette or
removable media, such as a Zip drive, Windows bypasses the Recycle Bin and
deletes them. This rule also applies to files and folders stored on
another computer. For example, if you network several PCs in your home,
files that you delete on a different PC are not placed in the Recycle Bin.
Another consideration is the Recycle Bin’s Properties settings. If your
Recycle Bin is deactivated, all items you delete are permanently deleted.
To check whether the Recycle Bin is deactivated, right-click the Recycle
Bin icon on your Desktop, click Properties, and click the Global tab in
the Recycle Bin Properties dialog box. If the Do Not Move Files To The
Recycle Bin. Remove Files Immediately When Deleted checkbox is selected,
the Recycle Bin is turned off. Click to clear the checkbox and click OK.
Note that this option may instead display on the individual hard drive
tabs of the Recycle Bin’s Properties dialog box. This occurs if you select
Configure Drives Independently on the Global tab. Finally, because the
Recycle Bin is a Windows feature, it is not available at the command
prompt level. If you delete files at a C: prompt using the DEL command,
for example, the files bypass the Recycle Bin and are permanently deleted.

-Smart Computing

Sh4d03

P.S. Do you have any Norton Utitlies Installed? Especially norton System
Works? This suite has the protected recylce bin which could be a lage part
of your problem.

Also... what happens if you do this:
Open Windows Explorer
Click Tools | Options | View
tick show hidden files or folders
untick hide operating system files (recommended)
Now browse to C:\ and see if there is a folder there called 'RECYLCER'

If there isn't, that's your problem and we'll need to find out how to
re-create that.

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me
at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to
provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in
the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

Sh4d03,

Thanks for helping. I only have Norton Anti Virus 2005 installed...Would
that create the same problem?

Regarding the 'RECYCLER' folder, I went to C:\, to find that it isn't there.
Any way of getting it back?

Have you made sure that you've selected to view hidden files AND to
UNhide Operating System files? The RECYCLER directory is hidden by both
of these attributes so you MUST make sure they're set correctly before
you can see it.

I've not created a Recylcer directory before but let's try this. Open up
Windows Explorer and simply create a directory called C:\RECYCLER -
right click the directory and select the hidden attribute. Now test and
see if you can delete to the recycle bin

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03"
in the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

 

[Gabriele Neukam]

On that special day, sh4d03, ([email protected]) said...

Open up
Windows Explorer and simply create a directory called C:\RECYCLER -
right click the directory and select the hidden attribute.

The RECYCLED folder isn't only hidden, but has the system attribute,
too. Better get a tool like Microsofts TweakUI, and have it fix the
broken folder; it will create a new one in the correct way.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Neil Barras]

Neil Barras wrote:

Hi,

I have Windows XP Home SP2. When I first got my machine (HP Pavilion
zt3350EA), everything worked fine. But now, whenever I delete a file,
it just disappears without appearing in the Recycle Bin first. I have
unchecked the option to delete files without placing them in the Bin, so
I am now baffled.

Also, no matter what I do, the Bin always claims it has something in it.
I open it, and there is nothing there...But when I click
to empty it, it asks me if I want to empty it as if it is housing
deleted files.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Neil



Try this one - I feel you've already checked these but have a look and
double check.

Deleted items don’t go to the Recycle Bin

There are a number of reasons for files and folders to bypass the Recycle
Bin. First, Windows designed the Recycle Bin to hold only items you
delete from the hard drive. When you delete items from a floppy diskette
or removable media, such as a Zip drive, Windows bypasses the Recycle Bin
and deletes them. This rule also applies to files and folders stored on
another computer. For example, if you network several PCs in your home,
files that you delete on a different PC are not placed in the Recycle
Bin. Another consideration is the Recycle Bin’s Properties settings. If
your Recycle Bin is deactivated, all items you delete are permanently
deleted. To check whether the Recycle Bin is deactivated, right-click the
Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop, click Properties, and click the Global
tab in the Recycle Bin Properties dialog box. If the Do Not Move Files To
The Recycle Bin. Remove Files Immediately When Deleted checkbox is
selected, the Recycle Bin is turned off. Click to clear the checkbox and
click OK. Note that this option may instead display on the individual
hard drive tabs of the Recycle Bin’s Properties dialog box. This occurs
if you select Configure Drives Independently on the Global tab. Finally,
because the Recycle Bin is a Windows feature, it is not available at the
command prompt level. If you delete files at a C: prompt using the DEL
command, for example, the files bypass the Recycle Bin and are
permanently deleted.

-Smart Computing

Sh4d03

P.S. Do you have any Norton Utitlies Installed? Especially norton System
Works? This suite has the protected recylce bin which could be a lage
part of your problem.

Also... what happens if you do this:
Open Windows Explorer
Click Tools | Options | View
tick show hidden files or folders
untick hide operating system files (recommended)
Now browse to C:\ and see if there is a folder there called 'RECYLCER'

If there isn't, that's your problem and we'll need to find out how to
re-create that.

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me
at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to
provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03"
in the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

Sh4d03,

Thanks for helping. I only have Norton Anti Virus 2005 installed...Would
that create the same problem?

Regarding the 'RECYCLER' folder, I went to C:\, to find that it isn't
there. Any way of getting it back?

Have you made sure that you've selected to view hidden files AND to UNhide
Operating System files? The RECYCLER directory is hidden by both of these
attributes so you MUST make sure they're set correctly before you can see
it.

I've not created a Recylcer directory before but let's try this. Open up
Windows Explorer and simply create a directory called C:\RECYCLER - right
click the directory and select the hidden attribute. Now test and see if
you can delete to the recycle bin

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me
at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to
provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in
the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

I went back and verified those settings were chosen, and in my haste
earlier, I must have ticked the box above. I checked the right one this
time, and 'RECYCLER' is there.

Now thats shown, will it fix my problem? Or do I need to do anything else?

Thanks for the time you are spending on my problem, I highly appreciate it.

 

[Neil Barras]

On that special day, sh4d03, ([email protected]) said...


The RECYCLED folder isn't only hidden, but has the system attribute,
too. Better get a tool like Microsofts TweakUI, and have it fix the
broken folder; it will create a new one in the correct way.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

Gabriele,

I have downloaded TweakUI...What do I need to do in that app. to repair the
Recycle Bin?

Thanks,

Neil

 

[sh4d03]

On that special day, sh4d03, ([email protected]) said...




The RECYCLED folder isn't only hidden, but has the system attribute,
too. Better get a tool like Microsofts TweakUI, and have it fix the
broken folder; it will create a new one in the correct way.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

Good call Gabriele. It's 3:20 AM over here - I think I should head for
some sleep. Just be careful, on my XP Pro computer it's called
C:\RECYCLER where as Gabriele called it RECYLCED... one of us is wrong.

best of luck

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03"
in the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

 

[sh4d03]

Neil Barras wrote:


Hi,

I have Windows XP Home SP2. When I first got my machine (HP Pavilion
zt3350EA), everything worked fine. But now, whenever I delete a file,
it just disappears without appearing in the Recycle Bin first. I have
unchecked the option to delete files without placing them in the Bin, so
I am now baffled.

Also, no matter what I do, the Bin always claims it has something in it.
I open it, and there is nothing there...But when I click
to empty it, it asks me if I want to empty it as if it is housing
deleted files.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Neil



Try this one - I feel you've already checked these but have a look and
double check.

Deleted items don’t go to the Recycle Bin

There are a number of reasons for files and folders to bypass the Recycle
Bin. First, Windows designed the Recycle Bin to hold only items you
delete from the hard drive. When you delete items from a floppy diskette
or removable media, such as a Zip drive, Windows bypasses the Recycle Bin
and deletes them. This rule also applies to files and folders stored on
another computer. For example, if you network several PCs in your home,
files that you delete on a different PC are not placed in the Recycle
Bin. Another consideration is the Recycle Bin’s Properties settings. If
your Recycle Bin is deactivated, all items you delete are permanently
deleted. To check whether the Recycle Bin is deactivated, right-click the
Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop, click Properties, and click the Global
tab in the Recycle Bin Properties dialog box. If the Do Not Move Files To
The Recycle Bin. Remove Files Immediately When Deleted checkbox is
selected, the Recycle Bin is turned off. Click to clear the checkbox and
click OK. Note that this option may instead display on the individual
hard drive tabs of the Recycle Bin’s Properties dialog box. This occurs
if you select Configure Drives Independently on the Global tab. Finally,
because the Recycle Bin is a Windows feature, it is not available at the
command prompt level. If you delete files at a C: prompt using the DEL
command, for example, the files bypass the Recycle Bin and are
permanently deleted.

-Smart Computing

Sh4d03

P.S. Do you have any Norton Utitlies Installed? Especially norton System
Works? This suite has the protected recylce bin which could be a lage
part of your problem.

Also... what happens if you do this:
Open Windows Explorer
Click Tools | Options | View
tick show hidden files or folders
untick hide operating system files (recommended)
Now browse to C:\ and see if there is a folder there called 'RECYLCER'

If there isn't, that's your problem and we'll need to find out how to
re-create that.

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me
at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to
provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03"
in the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03


Sh4d03,

Thanks for helping. I only have Norton Anti Virus 2005 installed...Would
that create the same problem?

Regarding the 'RECYCLER' folder, I went to C:\, to find that it isn't
there. Any way of getting it back?

Have you made sure that you've selected to view hidden files AND to UNhide
Operating System files? The RECYCLER directory is hidden by both of these
attributes so you MUST make sure they're set correctly before you can see
it.

I've not created a Recylcer directory before but let's try this. Open up
Windows Explorer and simply create a directory called C:\RECYCLER - right
click the directory and select the hidden attribute. Now test and see if
you can delete to the recycle bin

Sh4d03

--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me
at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to
provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in
the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

I went back and verified those settings were chosen, and in my haste
earlier, I must have ticked the box above. I checked the right one this
time, and 'RECYCLER' is there.

Now thats shown, will it fix my problem? Or do I need to do anything else?

Thanks for the time you are spending on my problem, I highly appreciate it.

No, by default you'll want to hide the Operating System files - this
step was just for troubleshooting. The fact that the file is there means
we're heading down the wrong track. As i've said, it's 3:30 AM over
here... I'm going to get some sleep or I might accidentally get you to
do the fdisk c:\ command

Take it easy, I hope Gabriele can help - try looking around that
application for a fix.

Sh4d03
--
If you require more assistance or if my suggestion works please E-mail me at
sh4d03 [at] TPG [dot] com [dot] au. Additionally, if you are able to provide
assistance to me and wish to E-mail me directly please also feel free to
contact me in this manner. Please ensure you include "Newsgroup_sh4d03"
in the
subject line. Please pay attention to the capitilisation. Emails sent to
this the above address which do NOT contain "Newsgroup_sh4d03" in the
subject line will fail to reach me.
Thanks,
Sh4d03

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

On that special day, sh4d03, ([email protected]) said...


The RECYCLED folder isn't only hidden, but has the system attribute,
too. Better get a tool like Microsofts TweakUI, and have it fix the
broken folder; it will create a new one in the correct way.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

So what wrong with Kelly's corner recycle bin fix, which I posted hours
ago??

 

[Neil Barras]

So what wrong with Kelly's corner recycle bin fix, which I posted hours
ago??

GSV,

Sorry for not replying.

I tried all of the fixes for the recycle bin on Kelly's corner, but none of
them sorted out my problem. Do you know of any other possible solutions?

Cheers

 

[Gabriele Neukam]

On that special day, Neil Barras, ([email protected]) said...

I have downloaded TweakUI...What do I need to do in that app. to repair the
Recycle Bin?

First install TweakUI. I have only Windows ME, but if it is done the
usual way, you have to right click the tweakui.inf file, and choose
"install". Then you'll get some info messages, and confirm those.

After this, TweakUI should be sitting in your control panel. Double
click and run it, change to the "repair" tab. There should be a drop
down list that offers to repair several things, like the icons.

Hum. My ME version doesn't show a specific "recycled" entry ("recycled"
is the German version). Maybe "System Files"?

Confused...


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Neil Barras]

On that special day, Neil Barras, ([email protected]) said...


First install TweakUI. I have only Windows ME, but if it is done the
usual way, you have to right click the tweakui.inf file, and choose
"install". Then you'll get some info messages, and confirm those.

After this, TweakUI should be sitting in your control panel. Double
click and run it, change to the "repair" tab. There should be a drop
down list that offers to repair several things, like the icons.

Hum. My ME version doesn't show a specific "recycled" entry ("recycled"
is the German version). Maybe "System Files"?

Confused...


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

Strange...All I have is:

Rebuild Icons...Tried that...No luck :-(
Rebuild Font Folder
Rebuild My Music Folder
Rebuild My Pictures Folder
Rebuild My Videos Folder
Rebuild Regedit
Rebuild unread mail count

Is also confused...

 

[Gabriele Neukam]

On that special day, Neil Barras, ([email protected]) said...

Strange...All I have is:

Rebuild Icons...Tried that...No luck :-(
Rebuild Font Folder
Rebuild My Music Folder
Rebuild My Pictures Folder
Rebuild My Videos Folder
Rebuild Regedit
Rebuild unread mail count

Is also confused...

That's even worse than mine.

A Google search shows that restoring the recycle bin properly, needs to
work with the registry.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> MICROSOFT -> WINDOWS -> CurentVersion
-> Explorer -> Desktop -> NameSpace

Create new entry as DWORD
value {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Others had the idea to activate the properties of the desktop, navigate
to "desktop" and "configure desktop", then to the recycle bin, choose
the full and empty icon symbols and "restore" both.

HTH


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Neil Barras]

On that special day, Neil Barras, ([email protected]) said...


That's even worse than mine.

A Google search shows that restoring the recycle bin properly, needs to
work with the registry.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> MICROSOFT -> WINDOWS -> CurentVersion
-> Explorer -> Desktop -> NameSpace

Create new entry as DWORD
value {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Others had the idea to activate the properties of the desktop, navigate
to "desktop" and "configure desktop", then to the recycle bin, choose
the full and empty icon symbols and "restore" both.

HTH


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)

Whilst I'm not a newbie to computers, I have never editted the registry
before, so I dont feel confident in doing the above. Do you know if there
is a registry patch that will do that automatically?

And I restored the icons, but it didn't help.

Thanks for all your help so far!

 

[optikl]

Whilst I'm not a newbie to computers, I have never editted the registry
before, so I dont feel confident in doing the above. Do you know if there
is a registry patch that will do that automatically?

And I restored the icons, but it didn't help.

Thanks for all your help so far!

Adding the entry, as Gabriele has instructed, will not pooch your registry.

 

[Neil Barras]

Adding the entry, as Gabriele has instructed, will not pooch your
registry.

Optikl,

It isn't the fact that I am scared that this entry will mess up my registry,
it's the fact that I have never added any entries and don't want to do it
without knowing exactly what I am doing.

 

[optikl]

Optikl,

It isn't the fact that I am scared that this entry will mess up my registry,
it's the fact that I have never added any entries and don't want to do it
without knowing exactly what I am doing.

I understand. In case you feel like investigating this subject:

http://tinyurl.com/6awur

Regards

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

Bitstring <[email protected]>, from the wonderful

I tried all of the fixes for the recycle bin on Kelly's corner, but none of
them sorted out my problem. Do you know of any other possible solutions?

Nope, those have always fixed the problem for me. I guess the stage
after her site is Google, or (heaven forbid) the MS knowledge base.