The wav entered in control panel for recycle bin will not stay put. I change it and after saving a scheme, go back and it states ''none'' for recycle bin. I have saved, then deleted all schemes , nothing works. It'll play when I click the arrow but won't hold. Any suggestions? Running XP

Do NOT put your recycleables in a trash bag. Put them straight into the bin. It saves you a bag and saves someone at the recycle plant from having to remove it and throw it away.

Double left click on it with the left mouse button. You can also right click on it once and choose "open" from the menu.

You need to set or choose the Windows XP power scheme according to the way you want it.
1. on the desktop, click on start at the bottom left of the screen
2. on the pop-up window, click on Control Panel
3. in Control Panel window, double click on Power Options
4. in Power Options Properties window
5. under Power schemes, click on v for a list to select the appropriate power scheme.
6. under Settings for power scheme selected, customize as necessary and then click Save As...
7. click Advanced tab
8. select desired Power buttons action ... close lid, press power button, press sleep button
9. click Hibernate tab
10. under Hibernate, if required, click the check-box to toggle the Enable hibernation
11. click OK to exit Power Options Properties

Windows XP:

Go to Start then Control Panel and click on Power Options

On the Power Schemes tab, select Home/Office Desk in the Power Schemes drop-down box

In the box labeled System standby, select Never

Click OK to save your changes.



Windows vista:

Go to start and type in the search box Power Options hit the enter button

On the Left side there is a panel Click Change when the computer sleeps

Click the drop-down box which says Put the computer to sleep and select Never

Click Save changes





Mac operating system:

Click on the blue apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen, and choose System Preferences

In the Hardware section, select Energy Saver

Make sure the Settings for: drop-down box is set to Power Adapter

On the Sleep tab, move the sliding bar labeled Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive for: to Never

If you want to take out your cd/dvd rom then no need to romeve any thing frm control panel. Just turn off your system and remove.
When you put back your system automaticaly detect your cd/dvd rom.

Thanks & waiting for your feedback

They are on the xp cd inside a CAB file (fancy zip file)

You could also got to the control panel and select "sounds and audio devices" then select "windows default" then "apply"

It may warn you to save the present scheme but you don't have to all you want to do is restore the default.

If you find that when your Recycle Bin does not refresh but shows the same icon, irrespective of whether it is empty or full, here are some trouble-shooting steps you can try. Hopefully, one of these 5, should help you. 1) Check if you have installed any Theme or an Icon Package, and see if uninstalling it makes the problem go away. if so then the problem is in the Theme or Package. Also try switching the theme to Windows Classic theme and them back to Vista Aero default. 2) Right-click Desktop > Personalize > Change desktop icons > Disable / Uncheck Recycle Bin. Then click Restore Defaults. Click OK. Reboot. Now using the same method Enable /Check Recycle Bin, then restore defaults. Click OK. Refresh Desktop. 3) In the 'Desktop Icons settings' Dialog Box, check on Recycle Bin.
Then click on the ‘Recycle Bin Empty’ icon.
Click on 'Change Icon' tab.
rom the new box which opens, select the icon that shows the 'Recycle Bin Full'.
Do the same for 'Recycle Bin Full' icon.
Change it to 'Recycle Bin Empty' icon.
Now click Apply.
Now check whether, when the Recycle Bin is full, the empty-icon show. And vice versa.
If it does, go back and again change back the icons, to what they should be, using the same procedure, mentioned above. 4) Use the Group Policy Object Editor.
Type gpedit.msc in Vista's Start Menu Search bar and hit enter.
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop > Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop > Double click on it > Enable > Apply Reboot.
Next, follow the same above-mentioned steps. But this time instead of 'Enable' select 'Not Configured.
See if it helps. 5) Repair or Re-build the Icon Cache. For this the easiest way would be to download and use TuneUp Utilities or Stardocks Icon Packager. They are not freeware, but you can use the trial versions to get your job done.

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go to control panel u see there display open it u see there desktop tab clik on it then u see customize desktop clik on it then enable check box in recycle bin.then applt that it.if u disable check box of recycle bin it hides.

In Windows Vista, you can restore a deleted Recycle Bin by doing the following:

1. Go to Control Panel, Personalize
2. Choose Change Desktop Icons
3. Place a check mark in the box next to Recycle Bin
4. Click OK