SOS Recycle Bin missing !!!

[slugger]

I boot up my rig one day and to my utmost horror I found that the recylce bin icon was missing from my windows explorer window. I have Windows 2000 with sp3.
I first went to the folders option and deselected the option of viewing system protected filez. Sure enough the bin was there and I was able to delete filez from there. However, I want it the way it was the way it was before with the icon in the windows explorer window without deselcting the above mentioned option. I had not used any 3p tweaking sw, so can anybody also tell me what it is that I did to suffer such a fate.

[mukul]

ok

create the shortcut of recycle bin on ur desktop
so simple
rename it

[anandk]

use powertoy 'tweak ui for windows'
it can repair the desktop recycle bin icon.

[Charley]

Originally Posted by mukul

create the shortcut of recycle bin on ur desktop

That'd be better since u have the icon located elsewhere, just right click and create a shortcut and drag it to the Desktop.

[theraven]

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\Curre ntVersion\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.

[slugger]

Originally Posted by mukul

ok

create the shortcut of recycle bin on ur desktop
so simple
rename it

I do not want the recylce bin on the desktop, but in the windows explorer window, as it was there before and I have clearly mentioned

Originally Posted by theraven

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\Curre ntVersion\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.

By doing what you have said, will I get the recycle bin on my desktop or in my windows explorer window?

[QwertyManiac]

by doin that u will get it on the desktop

[theraven]

ok my bad .. i skipped most of ur post .. i followed what the others said ...
so wehre exactly in windows explorer do u wanna see the recycle bin ??
the only place its there is on the desktop ! thats where its present
even in explorer u need to browse to desktop to see it.
or im gettin u wrong somewhere .. so a screenshot would be of gr8 help

[slugger]

this is where my recylce bin was before it disappeared

[theraven]

follow the step i gave ... see if it works
cuz if its on the desktop then its there in explorer ..
i know u can see it on desktop after what u did. . but just try it
im sure it'll work

[Vishal Gupta]

Start -> Run, type regedit, goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace

Right-click on NameSpace key and select New -> Key and give the name {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} to this key.
Now Recycle Bin should be visible in Windows Explorer.
SIMPLE...

[slugger]

Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

Start -> Run, type regedit, goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace

Right-click on NameSpace key and select New -> Key and give the name {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} to this key.
Now Recycle Bin should be visible in Windows Explorer.
SIMPLE...

sorry man, ouldn't try out ur soln. the friend of mine who had this problem decided to format his hdd and reinstall the OS (not just a simple reinstall !!!) before i could ge back to him. Hope he screws up his OS again so that I can try out the solns given in the thread