Right-click on the Desktop, click Personalize, and in the left pane, click Change desktop icons. In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog, enable the Recycle Bin checkbox. Click OK. See also:
How to restore the Recycle bin icon that has been accidentally deleted:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/141/1/
How to hide the "Delete" command from Recycle Bin context menu in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/142/1/
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
"bandmama" <bandmama@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F288B160-3490-42C7-9FB4-494482F44979@microsoft.com...
i may have accidentally deleted my recycle bin and now i cannot find it
anywhere. at least i think thats what happened. i can still send things to
the recycle bin but i have no idea where it is. i did a search and came up
with nothing. any ideas?