My Recycle Bin is GONE!!!!!!!!

Jurassic247,

To replace your missing recycle bin, go to Start|Run, type regedit and OK. When regedit opens, navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID and click the plus sign next to CLSID.

Scroll down the left pane of the Registry editor to {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}, which is the Class ID for the Recycle Bin icon. Click the plus sign next to it.

Double-click "Default" and in the dialog that appears enter C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\shell32.dll,32. Double-click "Full" and enter the same value. Double-click "Empty" and enter C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\shell32.dll,31. Note: the periods after ,31 and ,32 are for the purposes of this post. Don't include them in the value you enter.

a

Sorry, your browser doesn't support Java.

Want to make a hyperlink in your post, want to add a graphic or sound file, need to troubleshoot a non-working Java applet, want to build an attractive signature? These capabilities can be yours if you visit Denny's DellT@lk Tutorials.
For help in deciding what can be eliminated from your Startup list, take a look here.
Want to get rid of Network Neighborhood, change your Registered Owner name? Check out the little utilities at Delltalk Tweekz.

Thanks for the help on this one Denny but it did not put my recycle bin back on my desktop. If you or anyone has another option it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jurassic

Did you check to see if the icon is hidding behind one of the other icons on your desktop?

Move them around and you may find it. Your problem could very well be more difficult to fix but doesn't hurt to check the simple things first.

Sorry for the message before. I got Tweak UI to work and i got my recycle bin back. Thanks to everyone for helping me with my problem.

Thanks again for everything,
Jurassic

Hi Jurassic,

OK, I see what the deal is--the website has a notice posted that there is a bug in the installer--this being a Microsoft file, this may not be a big surprise. I quote from their notice:

IMPORTANT
There's a bug in the installer that comes with TweakUI (it's been there since the first version for Windows 95). To install this software, just right-click on the .INF file, and select Install. If it prompts you for the disk, just point to the folder containing the files, and click Ok. That's it!

That should take care of it for you, all right? When it wants the disc, then just browse to the location where you have stored the now-unzipped files, OK? OK that and it should install for you.

Good luck,

Kay