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More info?)
Sorry I didn't know a fix.
Keep looking back here for a week or so, maybe someone who knows will post
something.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:evnCM1goFHA.2904@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
mszablocky <mszablocky@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
> Every Common Tasks link I tried in every window that has them available
> works. That's the strange thing, that only this one link seems to be
> broken. Well, rather than drive myself crazy over it, I'll just let it
> go! I was just curious to know why it stopped working.
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:OTcxuagoFHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> I do not know how to fix it. To be honest I do not believe that I had
>> ever seen that link in the Common Tasks pane before. I have my Recycle
>> Bin folder set to open so small I normally cannot see the Common Tasks
>> pane. I
>> had to resize it to even see the link.
>>
>> I always use the right click the Bin and Empty Recycle Bin myself.
>>
>> Common Tasks pane...
>> [[You can display hyperlinks to common tasks in the left pane of your
>> folder
>> windows. The links provide quick access to file and folder management
>> activities and other places on your computer, such as My Computer, Shared
>> Documents, and My Network Places. Windows displays these links by
>> default, so they may already be displayed in your folders. If they are
>> not, you can use Folder Options to enable this feature.]]
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:uef6T1foFHA.2904@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
>> mszablocky <mszablocky@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>>> No error messages, the link is just dead when I click on it. I am able
>>> to
>>> right-click the Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin, and the
>>> File>Empty Recycle Bin still works. I am not running any Norton products
>>> on this machine.
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uTdZRleoFHA.2152@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Any error messages? Or it does nothing?
>>>>
>>>> Can you right click the Recycle Bin and Empty Recycle Bin?
>>>>
>>>> Can you open the Recycle Bin, Select File and Empty Recycle Bin?
>>>>
>>>> Do you have Norton Utilities?
>>>> Norton Protected Recycle Bin?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:eyHPmOeoFHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>>>> mszablocky <mszablocky@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Recently I noticed that when I tried to empty my Recycle Bin using the
>>>>> Recycle Bin Tasks link, I wasn't able to. All the other commands are
>>>>> working, however.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have any idea how I can troubleshoot this? It's not really
>>>>> a
>>>>> big deal, it's just that I don't have the training to figure this one
>>>>> out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
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