THE RECYCLE BIN OPTION IS UNAVAILABLE

There are often relatively simple fixes for what may appear to be very complex Windows 9x problems. One such problem is if, when you try to empty the Windows 95\98 Recycle Bin, the Empty Recycle Bin option is unavailable; or, more dangerously, files that are deleted are not moved to the Recycle Bin but are, instead, permanently deleted.

If you encounter these problems, Windows may be corrupted. Anotherpossibility, however, is that a hard drive has simply been marked as a removable drive by mistake. To check this:

Right-click My Computer and select Properties.

Click the Device Manager tab and double-click the Disk Drives branch to show the disk drive.

Select the drives in turn (if you have more than one) and click Properties.

Ensure the Removable check box is clear on the Settings tab and OK your changes.

Restart your computer for the changes to take effect and try once more to use the Recycle Bin.