recycle bin icon missing

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Hi,

I understand that you are unable to find the recycle bin icon on the
desktop and you want to restore it.

Please try the following suggestions.

Suggestion 1:

1. Login as Administrator
2. Click Start ->Settings -> Control Panel -> Display
3. Switch to the Effects tab ->Click Default Icon and click OK.

Suggestion 2:
1. Click on start -> Click on run
2. Type 'regedit' (without quotes) and click on OK.
3. In the registry editor window, please navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Deskto
p\NameSpace\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

4. Check if you find a registry key of type reg_sz with the data 'Recycle
Bin'

5. If it is missing, please create the registry key.

a) On the right hand pane of the folder
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}, right click, choose new -> String
value -> name it as '(Default)'
b) Add the value as 'Recycle Bin'

You can also copy the registry key from a different Windows 2000 system.
Please perform these steps to export the registry key.

1. On another windows 2000 system, open registry editor. Highlight folder
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
2. From file menu, choose Export registry keys option.
3. Save it.
4. Copy to the effected system and open the registry editor.
5. From file menu, choose import registry file and choose the file you
saved.

You should be able to find the recycle bin again.

Thank you.

Rashmi

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recycle bin icon no longer on desktop. do you know how to
get it to show up again?
 
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