Hey whenever I try to open my recycle bin in windows xp I get the blue screen. I've searched everywhere for a solution to this problem with no luck. I cannot empty it in safe mode as a result of my external hard drive (maxtor) not booting (maxtor manager). Any help will be much appreciated.

System Info: Dell Dimension E510, Windows XP SP3, Intel Pentium D, 1GB RAM, 2 x 250GB internal HDD, 500GB external HDD Maxtor

BLUE SCREEN

IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME You've SEEN THIS RESTART YOUR COMPUTER... (not exactly what is says but general idea)

MAKE SURE HARDWARE IS NOT CONFLICTING... (not exactly what is says but general idea)
CHECK BIOS... (not exactly what is says but general idea)
RESTORE IN SAFE MODE... (not exactly what is says but general idea)

Technical Information:

*** STOP: 0x000000BE (0xC0000005, 0xBF8196B9, 0xF244D788, 0x00000000)

*** win32k.sys - address BF8196B9 base at BF800000, DateStamp 48ce513a

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete
contact your system administrator or technical support group for further assiastance

Boot your computer into safe mode and do a system restore. You might need to try several restore points before gaining success. This worked on my computer after a couple of restore tries.

Any changes that either happened or that you perhaps made to your computer around the time that the problem started; particularly any software or hardware that you installed or setup.

As mentioned, try to do a system restore, in safe mode or normal mode
System Restore
-Go down till you see
How to use System Restore to restore Windows XP to a previous state
How to restore Windows XP to a previous state (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084)


If that does not resolve it, it should if you go back to date when this was not happening

Repair Installation
A Repair Install will replace the system files with the files on the XP CD used for the Repair Install. It will leave your applications and settings intact, but Windows updates will need to be reapplied.

Perform a Repair Installation (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx)