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Undeleting the Recycle Bin in Vista!!

Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Paul in Hulu, Vista, WIndows, Windows Vista

Having been using Windows Vista there are some things you must remember with Vista. You can easily delete the recycle bin or even the Compuer icon with much thought. I recently had a problem with that. My son wanted to play on my computer and hit the delete key and hit enter. So there I was without a recycle bin. Thanks to a little figuring out, I’ve come to understand that it is just as easy to put back the icon. Unlike Ubuntu and other linux distros if you delete the recycle bin, you have to go through some hoops. I know I have used them in the past. So let’s start out with what vista says when you try to delete the recycle bin.

There it says you must go to the personalization menu to fix that. Ok so I go there and then I would need to click this:

You would have to click on “Change Desktop Icons” and then you are almost home. Here is where you have some choices.

You will need to put a check mark in the “Recycle Bin” box and you are set to go off and do other wonderful stuff. if you are like me and you want to have network icons and computer icons on your desktop well check those off too. The Computer icon is useful if you need to get to the hard drive. The network is useful if you want to get out to your local network. I should also mention the control panel, that can be useful from time to time so it is all about what you want to make space be like. You want to have it neat and spacious then you wouldn’t want to clutter your desktop if you want several programs at your fingertips then yes do what you want. I’ve recently discovered how useful it is to have a clean desktop. Don’t know why but I’ve begun to work on keep my screen desktop organized.