Corrupt Recycle Bin

Hi......I received a "note" on my XP saying that my Recycle
Bin is corrupted. I had seen that it would not list the things I send there...........but if I answered "yes" to the "are you sure you want to delete.....etc" .....then it would show it was empty on the screen.
How do I get a new Recycle Bin file? Do I have to reinstall XP
again?
Pardon this poorly worded question.....I'm new here.

thanks tamasen

 

Hi Pete - and thanks so very much for answering
my question....... I'm sure it sounded pretty dumb
to all of you experts. I have noone here that can
ever help me................had to teach myself from
books. I gave my old computer to my sister in
Texas........you should hear some of the questions
I get from her. I have to call her to even figure out
what she is asking about.
Wow, that Knowledge Base is complex!

Oh, yes, my Recycle Bin is back hale and hearty

Thanks again.
Tamasen