Radarman: Recycle Bin with Virus

Question

Chris102

Chief Captain

Joined: Oct 09, 2004 Posts: 1061

Asked Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:17 am

Hi
I'm having a problem with my computer.... I had a virus on it for the last week, and I finally got it off. Now, it is always showing the recycle bin is full, and when I click to delete the contents, it stays full 😞 I opened it and there is absolutely nothing in it. Have any advice for me?

Answer 1 · Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:27 am

George Leach (CDR)

First Officer

Joined: Nov 30, 2004 Posts: 157 Location: FORT LAUDERDALE FL-FLL

Answered Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:27 am

This happened to me several times,.
You just have to build it up again and also your favorits list.

Answer 2 · Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:34 am

RadarMan

Chief Captain

Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17928 Location: U.S.A

Answered Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:34 am

Follow this step by step and see which works for you. 👍

Frustrating isn't it. Wall Bashing

http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=15883

Radar

Answer 3 · Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:34 am

michlin

First Officer

Joined: Oct 06, 2003 Posts: 457 Location: near Boston, MA

Answered Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:34 am

Chris,

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

See line 64 (right column)

HTH,
michlin

P.S. Copy the text from the ensuing page to Notepad. Give it any name and save it with a .reg extension. Then right click the file, select merge (into Registry) and reboot.

Answer 4 · Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:22 am

Chris102

Chief Captain

Joined: Oct 09, 2004 Posts: 1061

Answered Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:22 am

Thanks for your help... but still no luck 😞
I refreshed the icons on the desktop and went on safe mode without luck. On safe mode, the recycle bin is normal, but not on my account 😳

I also tried the MSDOS chkdsk command, which did nothing.

Answer 5 · Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:36 am

RadarMan

Chief Captain

Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17928 Location: U.S.A

Answered Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:36 am

You tried what Michlin said and that didn't work either.

All I can tell you is to either read through all of MS's links to the recycle bin, wait for someone else to come along or go to a geek site.
I would go to the geeks.

http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?view=en-us&st=b&na=83&qu=recycle+bin+

http://www.windowsbbs.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13 Geeks ( I mean that as a compliment to them).

Radar