I had the same problem and it took a while to figure it out. Here's how I solved it. Open Windows explorer and find the C:\RECYCLED folder. Drag it to the desktop and rename it( I renamed mine "problem"). Restart your computer and see if the recycle bin works. If it does, great. You may have to turn off Norton protection first. Next, restart your computer in Safe mode and run Scandisk. Have Scandisk automatically fix errors. When Scandisk is finished, restart your comp. and then you should be able to delete the "problem" folder. If you are asked for confirmation about deleting any files, you should be safe because Windows creates a new RECYCLED folder upon startup. It turns out that in my case, this all started because of bug that I had picked up and it was messing with my Norton Antivirus. Good Luck and Happy Computing!!
