I cannot find the Trash Bin icon on my desktop and therefore cannot empty it. It must be huge, but what I know was once there is now gone. Can anyone point tell me how to get it back? My apologies, but we are talking about XP Home Edition. Thanks...Footnotes
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XP Trash Bin Icon is gone
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From Kelly Theriot & Doug Knox:
Download this .reg file and double-click it to add the entries to your registry. Reboot.
Download this .reg file and double-click it to add the entries to your registry. Reboot.
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I found it. Thank you for your quick replies. Apparently, it got "Nortonized". It got renamed Norton's Protected Recycle Bin and apparently removed from the desktop. I found it with Windows Explorer and it really needed emptying. Thanks everyone.....Footnotes
If you are using Norton: after you empty the trash bin, the files are still there in the "protected files" sub. Right click on the icon and click on "empty Norton protected files". It will show the number of files being deleted - scarry!
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