Ah...problem solved.  As simple as: Right click on Recycle Bin, click on Properties, and on Global Tab choose One Setting For All Drives, which apparently carries over the same settings that were applied to the RB when it was on the original hard drive.   Thanks again for the suggestion.
(I had posted this originally in the General Hardware forum, but it was suggested that I try this one as well).  Per my other recent posts, I have a new WD Caviar hard drive which has taken over from my original Maxtor that was showing some early warning signs of imminent failure. All appears to have gone well with the install, and with migrating everything over to the new drive.  The current problem: When I delete a file, such as an MS Word document, the dialog is only "Are you sure you want to delete this file?", not "Are you sure you want to send this file to the Recycle Bin?" as before. And indeed, when I delete the file and then go into the RB, nothing is there. I can find the RB when I look in Windows Explorer or in My Computer, but there's never anything in it. Any ideas as to what's going on? Thanks.
Why don't things I delete go to my Recycle Bin?