Recycle Bin Does Not Function As Expected After You Uninstall Windows Me and Restore Windows 98 (267760)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

This article was previously published under Q267760

SYMPTOMS

When you uninstall Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and restore Microsoft Windows 98 (version 4.10.1998), the Recycle Bin may no longer function as expected.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Recycle Bin contains deleted files when you uninstall Windows Me.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, follow these steps:

Note that after the uninstall process, the Recycle Bin indicates that deleted files are contained in the folder.
Right-click the Recycle Bin, and then click Properties.
Click to select the Display delete confirmation dialog check box.
Click OK.
Right-click the Recycle Bin, and then click Empty Recycle Bin.
When you are prompted to Confirm File Delete, click Yes to successfully delete the folder contents.

MORE INFORMATION

Note the following additional information:

The Recycle Bin icon may indicate that deleted files are contained in the Recycle Bin folder, but when you open the Recycle Bin, there may be no files in the folder.When you view the contents of the Recycle Bin folder in Windows Explorer, the deleted files may appear to be in the folder.Files that remain in the Recycle Bin when you uninstall Windows Me cannot be restored.When you uninstall Windows Me and restore Windows 98 Second Edition, all of the files in the Recycle Bin may be deleted.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/28/2004
Keywords:	kbprb kbui KB267760