lost show desktop icon

[John Hurdle]

While playing around changing some icons, I managed to lose the show desktop
icon and its file association. Can anybody tell me how to get it back.TIA

Johnboy

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

While playing around changing some icons, I managed to lose the show
desktop icon and its file association. Can anybody tell me how to get
it back.TIA

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 do this with a keyboard shortcut: the combination of
the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

 

[S.Sengupta]

'How to Re-create the Show Desktop Icon on Quick Launch Toolbar'
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=190355

'Restore the Show Desktop shortcut on Quick Launch Bar'
http://www.dougknox.com/tips/showdesktop.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[David Candy]

Type in Start Run
regsvr32 /i:u shell32

 

[David Candy]

Then hide and reshow the toolbar.

 

[Guest]

i downloaded the script and ran it and still no Show Desktop icon on the
quicklaunch bar it simply does NOTHING

While playing around changing some icons, I managed to lose the show
desktop icon and its file association. Can anybody tell me how to get
it back.TIA

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 do this with a keyboard shortcut: the combination of
the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

i downloaded the script and ran it and still no Show Desktop icon on
the quicklaunch bar it simply does NOTHING

Running the script doesn't put it on the Quick Launch bBar. As I said, drag
the script file you create, Show Desktop.scf to the Quick Launch Bar.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

While playing around changing some icons, I managed to lose the show
desktop icon and its file association. Can anybody tell me how to
get it back.TIA

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 do this with a keyboard shortcut: the
combination of the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

 

[Guest]

I have a similar problem. When I right click on the desktop and choose
arrange icons by, I do not know the option any more of choosing show icons on
desktop. Even though I have the show desktop option on my taskbar, I cannot
activate the icons from under arrange icons by.
thanks.
--
(e-mail address removed)

i downloaded the script and ran it and still no Show Desktop icon on
the quicklaunch bar it simply does NOTHING

Running the script doesn't put it on the Quick Launch bBar. As I said, drag
the script file you create, Show Desktop.scf to the Quick Launch Bar.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

John Hurdle wrote:

While playing around changing some icons, I managed to lose the show
desktop icon and its file association. Can anybody tell me how to
get it back.TIA


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 do this with a keyboard shortcut: the
combination of the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

 

[Guest]

Meta-post: I clicked on "Yes, I found this post helpful", whereupn I saw "0
out of 1 people found this post helpful." So I clicked "Yes" again, and
still "0 out of 1 people...". Oh yeah! Well I found this post helpful, and
that's now 2 out of 1 people. Thanks, Ken!
Bob

While playing around changing some icons, I managed to lose the show
desktop icon and its file association. Can anybody tell me how to get
it back.TIA

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 do this with a keyboard shortcut: the combination of
the Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.