Almost any novice user of the Windows XP operating system realizes his mistake after he made it. An example is the case when system folders such as "My Documents", "Trash", etc. are accidentally deleted. Fortunately, they can be easily restored.
Necessary
Regedit software
Instructions
Step 1
If you accidentally remove system icons from the desktop, such as My Computer, you can always bring them back using the Desktop Items applet. To restore the Recycle Bin, right-click on the desktop and select Properties. In the window that opens, go to the "Desktop" tab and click the "Customize Desktop" button. On the General tab, check the box next to the item whose icon you want to restore.
Step 2
Sometimes it happens that this method does not help, so you have to resort to the registry editor - a program that works with the system registry branches. To start it, click the "Start" menu, select "Run". In the blank field, enter the regedit command and press the Enter key.
Step 3
In the window that opens, go to the following path HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer / HideDesktopIcons / NewStartPanel. To do this, on the left side of the program, select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER branch, click the "+" icon, then find Software among the list of folders, click "+" again, etc. In the above directory you need to find the parameter {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}, double-click on it and in the window that opens, replace the value with "0".
Step 4
If you are using not the standard, but the classic Start menu, go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer / HideDesktopIcons / ClassicStartMenu directory, select {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} by double clicking on it mouse, set the value to "0".
Step 5
Close Registry Editor and all open applications to restart your computer. If after a new boot of the operating system "Recycle Bin" still does not appear, use the following method.
Step 6
Click the "Start" menu, select "Run" and enter the command gpedit.msc, followed by clicking the "OK" button. In the window that opens, go to User Configuration and select the Administrative Templates and Desktop item. Several options will be displayed in the right pane, you need to open the applet with the properties of the option "Remove Trash from Desktop". In the new window, select the "Not configured" option and click the "OK" button.
Step 7
To see the results of your labors, restart your computer.
