You clicked on a .reg file and found that it did NOT merge all of its
entries? That's the first I've heard of that. (I'm assuming that the
entries were indeed there in the .reg file, but for some reason were not
transferred into your registry). I don't understand why that would
happen. ??

Brenda wrote:
> There is no "Recycle Bin" on the list. Only My Computer,
> My Network Places, My Computer and Internet Explorer.
>
> However, I did manage to fix it. Here's how:
>
> Apparently, the Kelly's Korner REG file wasn't really 'taking'
> despite my getting a 'successful' message after its merge.
> I looked in the registry and some of the CLSID-level entries,
> like DefaultIcon, InProcServer32 and others, remained blank.
> So I populated the missing keys manually and everything is
> just fine now. I didn't even have to reboot!
>
>
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:44FE8CA2-8540-4152-BBCA-8496858B213C@microsoft.com...
>> The desktop icon is probably corrupt. I would remove it, apply, restart,
>> and put it back on the desktop.
>>
>> Rightclick the desk, Properties, Desktop tab, "Customize Desktop" button,
>> uncheck 'Recycle Bin' item, 'Apply', restart Windows, recheck that and
>> 'Apply'.