I accidentally deleted my Recycle Bin in Vista - how do I get it back?

1. fire up Control Panel
and click on the Personalization options:

2. With all the options on the right in the big white emphasized area, it's very easy to miss "Change desktop icons" near the top left:

3.Click on that and you'll get this handy little dialog: Desktop Icon Settings

4. Click the Recycle Bin checkbox as I've highlighted above, click OK, and your Recycle Bin should reappear on the desktop.