The WinXP Recycle Bin is mainly used to store documents that are temporarily deleted by users, and files stored in the Recycle Bin can be recovered. It is one of the system folders in the WinXP operating system. Although this is true, there are also users who reflect that the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop of his WinXP is missing. So where did the icon go? How do I get it back? Let's make a small compilation to share the solution.
1. Click Start to run and type "regedit" in "Open" to run Registry Editor;
2. Expand the Registry to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Windows currentversion Explorer hidedesktopicons newstartpanel;
3. In the right pane, right-click the "645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e" DWORD value and choose Modify;
4. In the Value data box, type a value of 0, and then click OK;
5. Quit Registry Editor.
If the above process does not help, you can then create a new name named "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows currentversion Explorer Desktop NameSpace" under the registry key. 645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e registry key, then right-click the new registry key, and in the right pane, double-click the (default) item, type "Recycle Bin" in the Value data box, and click OK.
The above is for how to retrieve the WinXP system Recycle Bin method, even if your recycle station is missing, but you delete the file or in the Recycle Bin. Retrieve your Recycle Bin and you'll find the file you deleted.