NProtect recycle bin flees Windows, steals deleted files

[samm]

and has taken up residence in Norton Systemworks/Norton Utilities
Options (2004 Pro). Previously, I would right-click the Windows
Recycle Bin, and Properties would show the General Settings/Startup
Programs/Recycle Bin/Norton Protection tab. Now, the desktop recycling
bin (despite being named Norton Protected Recycle Bin), only shows
global options and system_sav D partition. Even with Norton set to the
standard bin setting, deleted files avoid this bin and show up in
Unerase.

I think I know how this happened. I downloaded a trial utility from
Executive Software (to attempt to retrieve deleted O/S from a Buslink
USB drive). Executive bundled it's undelete utility into the download.
Even though I deleted the file retrieval utility almost immediately, I
didn't notice the sneaky undelete until the next day. It had to be
manually removed, piece by piece.

I recreated the Windows recycle bin, re-enabled Norton Protection
(checked via CMD: NProtect is resident in the windows recycle bin).
However, I can't get it to behave, return to its place on the
properties tab of the Windows desktop bin, and let the bin handle
deletions. Any suggestions?

[samm]

Sorry, forgot to include that I'm running win xp pro. McAfee Firewall,
Norton Antivirus & Ad Aware SE pro are all up to date & run every week,
so it isn't a resident nasty.

[coal_...@hotmail.com]

Greetings,

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you wish to restore. I can pose out Active@ Undelete and Uneraser
(DOS). these utils never failed me before, nor ever corrupted restored
info. That are really useful tools, give it a glance.

http://www.active-undelete.com/

http://www.uneraser.com/