Recycle bin icon not filling/emptying when recycle bin is full/emp

When I had Windows XP, the recycle bin icon would show a full bin when there
was something in the recycle bin and show an empty bin when the recycle bin
was empty. I upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate and the icon doesn't act the
same way any more - it only changes its state after I restart my computer. Is
there any way to fix this and make it change whenever the state is really
changed or do I have to live with the restart thing?

 

HERE IS THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM: right click on desktop, got to

 

i tried that - it switched the recycle bin to empty (which it should've been
in the first place) but then i put something in it and it still showed empty.
Any more tips?

 

Rt-click the Desktop->Personalize->Tasks-> try changing the icons for empty
and full recycle bin then change them back (Restore Default)

 

Well, it works when I empty the recycle bin - it changes from full to empty.
But when I put something in the recycle bin, it still doesn't change. Any
more tips?

 

A couple of weeks ago I had the exact same problem in my Vista Premium.
I had to find a system restore point until the recycle bin worked again
correctly.
Beats me what caused this problem in the first place. Perhaps someone
else can shed some light on this.

I hope that my method may work for you as well.

Marco

 

I'd rather not use that method - not to mention I just reinstalled vista.
Thanks anyway. Anything else from anyone?