Sharon;

I was able to restore the My Computer icon on my desktop by changing the
Desktop properties to show the My Computer icon. Then I created a shortcut on
my QL (as you suggested) before removing it again from the Desktop. This will
work fine.

With regard to the Recycle Bin icon, I have tried every tweak I
know...Kelly's Corner, Ramesh's Site, and everything in MS article ID 810869
(Recycle Bin Does Not Appear on Desktop) with no success. It is as if the
Recycle Bin icon no longer exisits in my computer. Strange.

Well anyway, I appreciate your help. It is really a minor problem which
tweaked my interest, but I can live with it.

Take care...


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"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 07:05:02 -0800, irandolph wrote:
>
> > Again, Sharon, thanks for your time.
> >
> > With regard to the My Computer icon; yes, I do use the Classic style. I am
> > able to drag the My Computer Icon while in highest level of Explore into the
> > Task Bar/Start Menu, and it works fine. But the icon disappears each time I
> > run a Clean Cache 3.0 program.
> >
> > With regard to the Recycle Bin folder, it does not appear anywhere in
> > Explore, no matter what level I look at. All I see is the RECYCLER folder.
> > Could have I hidden it with a previous Registry change?
>
> Hi, again. The first thing that popped into mind after reading your first
> paragraph was "then don't do that." Hard to keep something that a
> program insists on removing? Any place in that program's settings to define
> exclusions?
>
> For the second: I don't know what registry changes you did but yes, a
> registry change could do that. If I collapse everything except the main
> entries under My Desktop, I see My Documents, My Computer, My Network
> Places, Recycle Bin.... Wait a minute. I *do* keep the Recycle Bin on my
> desktop and you said that you've hidden it. Perhaps that is why it is not
> appearing for you? You could try putting it back on the desktop. Create
> your shortcut. Then hiding it again. Might work, might not.
>
> Also, MVP Kelly Theriot has some tweaks for the Recycle Bin on her website.
> The third one I've listed may be particularly useful to you at the moment.
> It might also require reversing what you did before and then applying her
> tweak but don't know for sure.
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Replace/Repair Recycle Bin
> Line 64: right hand side
>
> Rename/Remove Recycle Bin
> Line 115: left hand side
>
> Hide Recycle bin on Desktop - Not from Explorer
> Line 199: right hand side
>
> It sounds like you are accustomed to tweaking Windows so will leave out the
> "protect your backside" talk. But have included the Replace/Repair tweak of
> hers "just in case."
>
> Another thought:
>
> Possible alternative that may keep the shortcuts for these items in place:
> Put them in your Quick Launch bar. They would still be handy and only one
> click away instead of two. Or at least use QL (or another location) to
> store copies of these so that you don't have to recreate them every time
> they disappear?
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>