no really  
i never use it, and it just wastes some space on my desktop  
 
thanks

It is part of the two step procedure to delete items. Do you empty the contents of the trash bin?  :?:

no i never use it
i always use shift-delete

No you can't there is a powertoy on microsoft for download though which enables you to not display the Recycle bin here's the link-  
 
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] rtoys.mspx
 
it's the Tweak UI program i use it all the time it's great clean and simple i also use the alt-tab replacement program which is also very efficient

thx

If  using XP Pro
 
Go to START > RUN
 
Type GPEDIT.MSC
 
Navagate to USER CONFIGURATION >ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES >Click on DESKTOP,
 
On the right hand pane find " Remove Recycle Bin icon on the desktop " , double left click on it to ENABLE it.
 
Sorted!
 
If using XP Home
 
Either use TweakUI or make the change manually in the registry.
 
Create or modify the following registry entry
 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel
 
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
 
 REG_DWORD
 
0x00000001