This thread is for discussions of Empty a recycle bin.

i've tried this code but it doesn't work,

i'm using win xp sp2

It does work on XP sp2, if you add the phrase in Bold below...
 

Public Class ShellActions

    <Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("Shell32.dll")> _
    Shared Function SHEmptyRecycleBin(ByVal hWnd As Integer, ByVal pszRootPath As String, _
                                      ByVal dwFlags As Integer) As Integer
    End Function

    Sub New()
        EmptyRecycleBin()
    End Sub
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