Recycle Bin Crashing

[jayway]

hi there everything has been fine until the last 2 days but now if i click and drag somethng to recycle bin i just get a box come up saying deleting and then the box just sits there if i click cancel or close it just says cancelling and then i have to end the task through task manager. can anyone help me? whats wrong and how can i fix this please?

 

[Brink]

Hello Jayway, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You might see if this may be able to help fix this for you.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/131294-recycle-bin-corrupted-cannot-delete-file-folder.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[brummyfan]

Hi jayway, welcome to the forums. Use this Tutorial to fix your problem:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/131294-recycle-bin-corrupted-cannot-delete-file-folder.html HTH.

EDIT: Hi Shawn,you got the quickest fingers in Town.

 

[jayway]

hi both thanks for this however i get as far as confirming the deletion of the recycle bin and i get the same box coming up and just hanging on the screen - i have attached a screen shot. as before when trying to delete something I then have to end the task in task manager

 

[Brink]

Jayway,

You may need to use METHOD ONE in the tuturial with the elevated command prompt instead then.

 

[jayway]

hi i have also tried method one but the same thing is still happening. any other ideas please?

 

[brummyfan]

You could try "sfc /scannow". http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html