Vista disappearing recycle bin

Click Appearance and Personalization , click Personalization , and then click Change desktop icons. Click to select the Recycle Bin check box, and then click OK. Check whether the problem is fixed.

If the problem is fixed, you are finished with this article. If the problem is not fixed, you can try the procedure in the "Workaround" section. Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully.

For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

Click Start , click Run , type regedit, and then click OK. In the Value data box, type 0 , and then click OK. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

Right-click the registry key that you located in step 3, point to New , and then click Key. If the system administrator used a Group Policy setting to hide the Recycle Bin or "All Icons" on the Desktop, you may have to contact the system administrator to restore the Recycle Bin icon. If your system is not Windows XP Professional, you can try the procedure in the "Workaround" section.

Click the registry key that you located in step 3, and then in the right pane, click the following registry DWORD value:. On the Edit menu, click Delete , and then click Yes. If you cannot restore the Recycle Bin by using the resolutions that are listed in this article, work around this issue by creating a shortcut to the Recycle Bin:.

Click Start , and then click My Computer. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. Any ideas how? Ditto for me on the following question posed by John on May 8. Comments violating those rules will be removed. Comments that don't add value will be removed, including off-topic or content-free comments, or comments that look even a little bit like spam. All comments containing links and certain keywords will be moderated before publication. I want comments to be valuable for everyone, including those who come later and take the time to read.

Search Ask Leo! Do this Subscribe to Confident Computing! I'll see you there! This is the correct solution. Thank again, Leo, again you are right on time! Leave a reply: Before commenting please: Read the article. However the ironic thing is when I did this the only icon that WAS checked was the recycle bin. Does this make sense?? So should I check them all or uncheck the recycle bin? Hi Karen, that is weird, lets see if this helps… There is a. Thanks for the link.

I applied the patch and deleted something but my recycle bin remained clear. So I rebooted and now it has trash in it. Fingers crossed! Got my eyes crossed too lol! Bit of a gamer myself, Just playing Assassins Creed and Stalker. Lee, Thanks for the link. No Account? Sign up. By signing in, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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