WINDOWS folder in recycle bin

[andrewjm]

For some reason when i empty my recycle bin, it deletes everything in it, but the icon still shows stuff being in there. when i go to empty it again, it says folder WINDOWS is in there and asks if i wanna empty, if i say yes, it deletes everything, but the icon still shows that windows folder in there.

if i view the recycle bin, i see nothing... its just when emptying or viewing the icon is when i see this...

anyone ever seen this before?

 

[LiLithTecH]

Happens quite frequently to all versions of windows.

Just right-click on the Desktop \ Properties
Display Properties \ Desktop

In Win2k/XP click 'Customize Desktop'
choose the "Recycle Bin (empty)' icon, then 'Restore Default'

note: the Recycle Bin should be empty before doing the above

You can also delete the hidden ShellIconCache.dll file in the %SystemRoot% folder.
After deleting, reboot ans Windows will recreate the file (all versions)

 

[andrewjm]

cool.. ill try that when i get home.. thanks

 

[andrewjm]

I tried that, and it did not work...

It's not the icon that is messed up, it is the fact that is is never empty. When I empty it, it empties, makes the little empty wav sound, but it never shows the empty icon, nor gray out the empty trash option on the right click menu. If i go to empty it, it asks if i want to delete folder WINDOWS, and just cycles through this over and over...

 

[andrewjm]

anyone? 🙁

 

[waitman]

I had a problem like that one time with a dual boot, w98se/winxp pro. If there was something that I put in the recycle bin in one os and didn't delete it and then booted to the other os. Haven't had that problem yet with just xp pro.

 

[AKA]

Bring up command prompt, go to root then change directories (cd) into the recycle or recovery bin. Do directory (dir) and see if it shows anything in it.