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15-Sep-2007, 11:58 AM #16
Thumbs up Terrific! Your way worked!
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Originally Posted by davebrandon
this worked for me. I did it by accident. right click on the desktop select personalize. On the left pane ,select change desktop icons. tick the recycle bin box, now left click the full recycle bin icon and click change icon, select the highlighted icon wich should be the full recycle bin icon. now do the same with the empty icon and change it back to the empty icon wich should be the highlighted icon, now click apply this worked for me hope it does for you to.
Thanks so much for an easy way to fix my bin and restore it. I appreciate you talking in plain English so newbies can understand.
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15-Sep-2007, 12:00 PM #17
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Right, well i have come up stumps on this one.

Iv managed to delete the recycle bin by accident whilst deleting some items off of vista, now i cant seem to get the main desk top bin back.

When i go into c:\ drive and change view to show hidden, i can make a short cut to put on the desktop, but it will not delete items from the recycle bin? it will still play the "emptying bin" sound.

Its the same with the recycle bin from the sidebar, i get the "calculating files to be deleted" box, then it plays the emptying bin sound, but i still have files in the recycle bin?

Also with the short cut, it does not ask for conformation about file deletion, when trying to empty it.

any help as to where or how to replace the original recycle bin back to desktop would be much appreciated

i have gone through the system registry, but have had no luck

please note, that the recycle bin is not in the recycle bin (if that makes sence)
and that i can not use a system restore or i will lose hours of coding work (please do not ask for details as to my coding work as i can not disclose them)
See DaveBrandons post . It works!
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10-Nov-2007, 06:16 AM #18
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Hi, I deleted my Recycle Bin by mistake also, and and after a Google search led me here, and i had read a similar fix as yours James, although that is a correct registry edit, it doesnt apply, as to how to get the icon back to the desktop. If you check the registry you will see that the registry key is still there. which was the case when i deleted my Bin by mistake

Here is the correct way to go by it. And mind you this is for Vista, right click on the desktop then click personalize, once there look to the left pane near the top and click Change Desktop Icons, this is where you choose which icons you want to appear on your desktop, close/OK out and you're all done.

Cheers, this worked a treat for me....
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31-Dec-2007, 12:12 PM #19
mine was missing but i fixed it
i just right clickd > personilize > change desktop items....


I WANT MY XP DISC BACK!!!!!!!
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01-Jan-2008, 10:25 PM #20
Hello,
A google search lead me to this site. I feel much better now knowing that Iam not the only one who deleted Rycycle Bin.
My blood was boiling , my heart was palpitating and skipping beats as I was trying to get me recycle bin back. Thank to you WHB456....I can relax...now. Your instructions are very easy. I got my recycle bin back after only one attempt.
THANKS AGAIN!
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02-Jan-2008, 01:29 AM #21
As all the posters are aware, this has happened because Vista has incorporated , in the Recycle Bin drop down menu, the item "Delete". It is too easy, when you are in a hurry, to point there instead of emptying the Bin.
There is a small registry patch which can be used (Believe me - it's safe!) which will remove that delete item from the menu. After all, it has no practical function.
Unziip and run the attached file.
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08-Feb-2008, 01:38 AM #22
Thumbs up Recycle Bin
Thanks Sus_One... That was really a easy step to get the recycle bin back.... Thanks for ur POST... Cheers
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16-Feb-2008, 09:47 PM #23
Thank You
This patch worked great now i can't delete the recyle bin in that way any more, thank you again.
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Davech.
As all the posters are aware, this has happened because Vista has incorporated , in the Recycle Bin drop down menu, the item "Delete". It is too easy, when you are in a hurry, to point there instead of emptying the Bin.
There is a small registry patch which can be used (Believe me - it's safe!) which will remove that delete item from the menu. After all, it has no practical function.
Unziip and run the attached file.
Attached Files recycle.zip (726 Bytes, 31 views)
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28-Mar-2008, 04:44 PM #24
goodness
This issue has been rediculous!!! i have been missing my recycle bin for months. i called geek squad and microsoft and they couldnt tell me how to find it without charging me 40 dollars.

thank goodness for this site!!!!!!!!

::Catherine::
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19-Apr-2008, 08:41 PM #25
Your legend grows...
I too salute you and say Thank You!

Very simple fix. No flux capacitors were involved or injured during this process.
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15-May-2008, 12:46 PM #26
Thanks to DaveBrandon
Searched for weeks to find a way to get that Recycle Bin working again. Many posts on many sites didn't do the job.
Thanks Dave for the solution, I joined this forum just to say that.
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23-May-2008, 10:25 PM #27
Another thanks to WHB456, a quick and easy fix.
Ain't Windows great...

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27-May-2008, 11:15 AM #28
Whb456
Thanks you saved me a lot of time with your solution, so thanks am very grateful
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08-Jul-2008, 02:29 PM #29
DaveBrandon's solution worked wonderful. I'm glad I'm not the only person to have made this dumb mistake haha.
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