As per requested, he's very simple instructions on making another recycle bin, one that can be used as a safe-haven for deleted files that you really aren't sure if they might be needed one day. 1. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A ZIP PROGRAM INSTALLED. This really only applies if you have anything other than WinXP. WinXP has its own support for zip files, so technically you can use whatever WinXP gives you. If you have anything other than XP, you need to get a zipping program. You've got WinZip, WinRar, and a ton more. A search in Google for zip program will turn up numerous freeware zippers/unzippers for your use, should you feel as cheap as me. :o) 2. CREATE A NEW ZIP FILE ON THE DESKTOP. Right-click on the desktop, select NEW | WINZIP ARCHIVE (or WINRAR ZIP ARCHIVE, or whatever zip program you're using). Point is, you're creating a new zip document on the desktop. The file will obviously be empty. Call that new file whatever you like. For this example, we'll call it SAFER RECYCLE BIN.ZIP. 3. CREATE A SHORTCUT TO THAT NEW ZIP FILE. Right-click on that SAFER RECYCLE BIN.ZIP file you created, and select CREATE SHORTCUT. You'll now see a shortcut to that file pop up right below it on the desktop. Rename that shortcut (get rid of that pre-"shortcut to" words and rename it to like SAFER RECYCLE BIN. 4. MOVE THAT SHORTCUT FROM THE DESKTOP TO THE "SENDTO" MENU. Now that you have that shortcut created, go ahead and navigate to the SendTo directory. In XP, its under C:\Documents and Settings\account_name\SendTo, where account_name is replaced with the profile/user/account you're using. In my case, my XP account is called SirTroth, so the SendTo menu is located at" C:\Documents and Settings\SirTroth\SendTo". Anyway. once there, you're going to move that shortcut you created from the desktop to the SendTo directory. You can move it in three ways. First method. right-click the shortcut, select CUT, and then go to the SendTo directory and right-click inside that directory and do PASTE. Second method. while holding down SHIFT, do a drag-n-drop using the left mouse button. Third method. right-click drag-n-drop from the desktop to the SendTo directory. When you let go, it'll ask if you want to MOVE, COPY or CREATE A SHORTCUT. You will select MOVE. 5. DONE. There goes. make sure you have that SAFER RECYCLE BIN.ZIP file there on your desktop, preferably right next to the true recycle bin. When you want to delete something, you can right-click on it, go to SENDTO, and select SAFER RECYCLE BIN. Nice and smooth. Any questions? ---Troth -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk