Show Desktop icon

[Jimmy Hsu]

Hello
I accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon which sits normally on the
bottom left hand corner of the Task Bar. Grateful if you can tell me how do
I reinstate it.
I am using Windows XP. Thank you and best regards

 

[Guest]

Jimmy,

Go to the very excellent Kelly's Korner at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm and under the A toZ listings look
for Show Desktop. Your fix is there.

Milt

 

[Gordon]

Hello
I accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon which sits normally on the
bottom left hand corner of the Task Bar. Grateful if you can tell me how
do I reinstate it.
I am using Windows XP. Thank you and best regards

An even better solution (IMHO) is to add the Desktop toolbar to your toolbar
and minimize it to the right. then when you click on the double arrow head
to the right of "Desktop" you get a menu of what's on your desktop. Much
more useful than suddenly showing all the desktop.

HTH

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon which sits normally on
the bottom left hand corner of the Task Bar. Grateful if you can tell
me how do I reinstate it.
I am using Windows XP. Thank you and best regards

Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

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

Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick launch bar.
Or just click on this link:

Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Also note that you can show the desktop with a keyboard shortcut: the
combination of the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

 

[WTC]

Hello
I accidentally deleted the Show Desktop icon which sits normally on the
bottom left hand corner of the Task Bar. Grateful if you can tell me how
do I reinstate it.
I am using Windows XP. Thank you and best regards

How to re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch bar
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=190355