Re: Recycle Bin Issue

A quick check is to remove everything in startup (start--run--type in
msconfig--ok) You won't hurt anything. They can always be put back. (x's).
If it still empties the recycle bin, click start --run --type in regedit and
navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\Software\Microsoft\windows\current
version\run-----run once etc
and see if any program is there.
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On Aug 21, 8:26 pm, "Bob" <bobin...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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news:1187740132.814115.182340@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Aug
21, 4:49 pm, "Bob" <bobin...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am running XP and have noticed recently that my recycle bin empties
out
when I reboot. I have not checked the box to remove files
immediately.
When I delete something, it is moved to the recycle bin, but
everything
is
gone when I restart the computer. Is this some kind of disk warning
sign?
Any suggestions as to why this is happening? It didn't use to do
this.

Hi,

Are you running any kind of "cleaner" at startup, e.g. ccleaner?
Check your startup list in Start => Run and type in
"msconfig" {without the quotes}

Thanks for the suggestion. I don't see anything like that in my start
list,
though are a lot of things there that are mysteries to me. Don't know
what they do! If I did have a cleaner, would it clean anything else I
could look for?

Hello Bob,

You would have to have installed it. What it cleaned would depend on
how it was set up in the program's options. For example, it may be set
to clean up your internet cache, empty the C:\TEMP folder or the C:
\Windows\TEMP folder. The program would also have to be set to run the
selected cleanup options on startup.
It was just a thought, as I know some cleanup programs can be set to
empty the Recycle Bin at startup.
One way to check might be to delete some files to the Recycle Bin and
then start the computer in Safe Mode (F8 after the manufacturer's
splash screen. Hopefully the program won't initiate in Safe Mode. If
the Recycle Bin doesn't empty it's a pretty good guess that it's
something that's been installed.
There are programs that will empty a Recycle Bin on shutdown, but not
very common.


That was a good suggestion. I put some things in the Recycle Bin and then
restarted in Safe Mode. They were still there. Then I started again in
regular mode and opened the Recycle Bin as soon as I could. I actually
watched the items disappear. So, it must be something in the Startup
program, though there is nothing obvious (to me) with the name clean in it
(Windows Temp folder is not emptied, by the way). I guess I'll just have
to start eliminating things in the start up program until I figure out
what is causing it. I assume programs in start up are loaded in the order
listed. The items disappeared before my browser loaded (I have it set to
load automatically at start up), so that should help me. Thanks for the
suggestion.

Bob



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