My recycle bin icon mysteriously disappeared. How do I get it back?

Question

How do I get it back or how can I empty this invisible bin? I already did a search and nothing came out. Also I did an internet search and it said that I should download something. I have Windows Vista AND I don't want to download anything since it will certainly take too much space on my already full laptop. So?

Answer 1

i had this problem too. what i did: i did a search for recycle and made a short cut to it on my desktop. it works just as fine only thing is its labeled as a shortcut other than that it works exactly the same.

UPDATE: THE GUY BELOW ME SUGGESTS YOU TO GO INTO THE REGISTRY. ALL THOUGH ITS A GOOD TIP...BUT I HIGHLY SUGGEST IF YOU NEVER EVER MESSED WITH THE REGISTRY !!DONT MESS WITH IT!!. ONE TYPO WILL KILL THE OS ALL TOGETHER. sorry for the caps but he forgot to get that point across to you.

Answer 2

hey try this

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
4. Right-click the registry key that you located in step 3, point to New, and then click Key.
5. Type {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}, and then press ENTER.
6. Click the new {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} key that you created in step 5.
7. In the right pane, double-click the (Default) entry.
8. In the Edit String dialog box, type Recycle Bin in the Value data box, and then click OK.
9. Quit Registry Editor.

if this doesn't work try this

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel
4. In the right pane, right-click the following registry DWORD value, and then click Modify:
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
5. In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK. (The TweakUI utility sets this value to 1 to hide the Recycle Bin icon.)
6. Quit Registry Editor.

Answer 3

check the tools and reinstall