I have a new laptop. Came with Vista Home Premium.
 I attempted to install XP Pro and failed.
 I installed Vista Business successfully. Is running GOOD.
 I moved all of my stuff from the old machine (XP Pro) to the new machine.
 Today, I had my external drive connected which I used to do all the TRANSFERS. Normally I use it for extra storage space.
 I ran Ccleaner to empty the recycle bin and I noticed it was deleting files that I know are not in there.
 The files appeared to be coming from "  E:\Recycle Bin\$RHQHFKS\... etc.
 When I unplug the drive, the CC goes back to only working on the Recycle Bin in C drive as it should.
 When I plug the external drive in and check it"s contents, the folders I saw CC deleting are not there.
 I restart CC and it begins where it left off  E:.....
 
 I did a Google search and the attempted XP install and the E drive/CCleaner thing seem to be related.
 Any THOUGHTS?What exactly do you want to accomplish here with this machine ? ?I want to know how or why Ccleaner was deleting files from my external hard drive when it was supposed to be clearing the recycle bin.
 JimThe external drive HAS a recycle bin, which is evidenced by the name "RECYCLE BIN" for the folder on your E: drive. The ext drive is a WD Passport 320 gb. When I open it it's labeled as E Passport.
When it was new and I opened it there were no folders, no nothing. The only ones that show up are the ones I put there.
 If it has it's own recycle bin. How do I access it to see what's in it?
    Also I found that I had the CC set to secure file delete 3 passes. I unchecked that and the CC quit showing the E Recycle Bin. Where is it?
  JimOK
 Maybe I won't get the answer to the above. I moving on. Learning Vista.
    I noticed that when I try to "move" files. It makes a copy in the move to place and I still have a copy in the original place that I have to delete.
  In XP I could just move stuff. Am I missing SOMETHING?
  Jim