recycle bin problem 2

[Loknar]

im having a problem with the winxp recycle bin. the bin is empty but the icon indicates that it is full. when i right click "empty recycle bin" it says: are you sure you want to delete "WINDOWS"?

im now scared to delete anything in the fear that it will take my windows directory with it :/

 

[jrbarnett]

Hi,

If you double click the recycle bin what comes up in the window?

John

 

[linney]

I have had this message come up and being a reckless soul I said "yes" and nothing untoward happened. The recycle bin had no further problems and windows carried on quiet happily.

There is probably a hidden zero byte file called windows in the recycle bin or something similar or just a corrupt file there. In fact there are several folders called "Windows" on your machine (have a look through the username folders).

It is a safe bet that Windows would not delete itself from within the operating system. It would however happily delete another operating systems Windows folder in a dual boot situation.

http://www.google.com/search?source...-8&q="are+you+sure+you+want+to+delete+WINDOWS

http://groups.google.com/groups?sou...-8&q="are+you+sure+you+want+to+delete+WINDOWS

 

[bcastner]

1. Remove the existing recycling bin, index files, and folder(s). XP will rebuild these anew when restarted.

Start, Run, CMD
type in: rd /s /q C:\RECYCLER
type in: exit

Reboot.

2. Download and apply this registry patch to freshly build registry entries for the Recycler bin and process:

Replace/Repair the Recycle Bin (Line 64)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Now reboot your machine.

 

[Loknar]

jrbarnett: when i open the recycle bin it's empty. but i noticed if i dend a file to the recycle bin and right click empty recycle bin, it says "would you like to delete the 2 files..." so there is another file in there. and i think it's THE windows folder because its the only windows folder in all caps.
bcastner: it says it cannot find C:\recycler i guess you mean c:\recycled but anyway it worked, thanx

 

[bcastner]

loknar,

sorry, my Norton AV renames the directory and I always forget the fact.

Bill