desktop icon

[Eddie]

Hi,

I am sorry, I screwed up. Help.

At the bottom of my desktop is a start button bar. Right
beside the "start" button, there used to be a button
called 'desktop'.
This button allowed me to clear my desktop very quickly so
one click and it will minimize everything opened and I can
see what's under my word or excel worksheets.

I don't know how but I delete it.

How can I bring that desktop button back?

Thanks

Eddie

 

[john]

if its not in your recycle bin you can find it in
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application
Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

 

[Dave Patrick]

Create a file named "Show Desktop.scf" in
\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch
paste this text in the file and save it.

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

 

[The Spirit]

Hi,

I am sorry, I screwed up. Help.

At the bottom of my desktop is a start button bar. Right
beside the "start" button, there used to be a button
called 'desktop'.
This button allowed me to clear my desktop very quickly so
one click and it will minimize everything opened and I can
see what's under my word or excel worksheets.

I don't know how but I delete it.

How can I bring that desktop button back?

Thanks

Eddie

Right click on the Start Toolbar anywhere it is blank. From the pop-up
menu select Toolbars, then select Quick Launch. The Show Desktop icon
is by default on that Toolbar.

 

[Eddie]

-----Original Message-----

Hi,

I am sorry, I screwed up. Help.

Thank you John, Dave and the Spirit,
Too bad the scf file in Quick Launch was gone and I was
not able to simply click it back to file.

but Mr. Patrick's program worked.

I still have no idea what I have done but I just followed
his instructions and wooolaaa, my quick launch icon came
back.

And thanks to all of you, it's the first time I visited a
file 6 levels deep in \documents and settings...

It was a great learning experience.

I have saved a hard copy for future reference.

Again, thank you and have a great Christmas and Happy New
Year.


Eddie