How can I restore the appropriate Recycle Bin icon on my desktop?

Some where along my exploration into Vista I've lost the Recycle Bin from my
desktop. I've managed to put a Recycle Bin shortcut on my desktop but when I
empty it the icon does not change to an empty Recycle Bin. Would someone
please tell me how to restore the appropriate Recycle Bin on my desktop?

Many thanks in advance, Rob

Right click the desktop
Personalize
top left .change desktop items
tick recycle bin

"Rob" wrote:

> Some where along my exploration into Vista I've lost the Recycle Bin from my
> desktop. I've managed to put a Recycle Bin shortcut on my desktop but when I
> empty it the icon does not change to an empty Recycle Bin. Would someone
> please tell me how to restore the appropriate Recycle Bin on my desktop?
>
> Many thanks in advance, Rob
>
>

Hi Rob,
Check out this tutorial.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/16...ore.html?ltr=R
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Paul


"Rob" wrote:

> Some where along my exploration into Vista I've lost the Recycle Bin from my
> desktop. I've managed to put a Recycle Bin shortcut on my desktop but when I
> empty it the icon does not change to an empty Recycle Bin. Would someone
> please tell me how to restore the appropriate Recycle Bin on my desktop?
>
> Many thanks in advance, Rob
>
>

Hi Rob,

Right-click on the Desktop, click Personalize, and in the left pane, click
Change desktop icons. In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog, enable the
Recycle Bin checkbox. Click OK.

See also:

How to restore the Recycle bin icon that has been accidentally deleted:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...y-deleted.html

How to hide the "Delete" command from Recycle Bin context menu in Windows
Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


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> Some where along my exploration into Vista I've lost the Recycle Bin from
> my desktop. I've managed to put a Recycle Bin shortcut on my desktop but
> when I empty it the icon does not change to an empty Recycle Bin. Would
> someone please tell me how to restore the appropriate Recycle Bin on my
> desktop?
>
> Many thanks in advance, Rob