Method 2: Edit the registry to restore the Recycle Bin
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
Note This procedure does not work if the system administrator used a
Group Policy setting to hide the Recycle Bin (or "All Icons") on the Desktop.
To edit the registry to make the Recycle Bin icon reappear on
the desktop, follow these steps:
Method 3: Use the Group Policy Object Editor to restore the Recycle Bin
If the system administrator used a Group Policy setting to hide the Recycle
Bin or "All Icons" on the Desktop, you may have to contact the system
administrator to restore the Recycle Bin icon.
Note The following procedures works only on Windows XP
Professional.
The system administrator can either use the Group
Policy Object Editor (GPEDIT.msc) or manually remove the registry information
(that was created through the Group Policy Object Editor) for the Recycle Bin
to restore the Recycle Bin icon to the Desktop.
•
To use the Group Policy Object Editor to restore the
Recycle Bin:
1.
Click Start, click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC in the Open box, and then click OK.
2.
Under User Configuration, click
Administrative Templates, and then double-click
Desktop.
3.
Double-click Remove Recycle Bin icon from the
desktop.
4.
Click the Setting tab, click
Not Configured, and then click OK.
•
To use Registry Editor to restore the Recycle Bin:
If you cannot restore the Recycle Bin by using the
resolutions that are listed in this article, work around this issue by creating
a shortcut to the Recycle Bin:
1.
Click Start, and then click My
Computer.
2.
On the Tools menu, click Folder
Options.
3.
Click the View tab, and then click to
clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
check box.
4.
Click Yes when the warning message
appears, and then click OK to close the Folder Options dialog box.
5.
Click Folders on the toolbar.
Note If Folders is not visible on the toolbar, point to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Standard Buttons.
6.
In the left pane, under Folders, locate
the Recycle Bin folder, and then drag the Recycle
Bin folder to the desktop.
7.
On the Tools menu, click Folder
Options.
8.
Click the View tab, and then click to
select the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
check box. Click OK.
Note This procedure does not re-create the original icon. However, this
procedure restores most of the features of the Recycle Bin, including the following:
•
Delete a file by dragging it to the Recycle
Bin icon on your Desktop.
•
Retrieve a file that you deleted by double-clicking the
Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop, right-clicking the file that
you want to retrieve, and then clicking Restore.
•
Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle
Bin icon on your Desktop, and then clicking Empty Recycle
Bin.
When you use these step to work around the problem, you cannot
right-click the Recycle Bin shortcut to access the Recycle Bin
Properties. To set properties for the Recycle Bin, follow these steps:
1.
Double-click the Recycle Bin shortcut on
the Desktop. The Recycle Bin folder opens.
2.
In the upper left corner of the Recycle Bin folder,
right-click the Recycle Bin icon, and then click
Properties.
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