missing Desktop Icon

[Colleen Lill]

I recently reformatted my pc - am running Win XP Home edition. The reformat
itself worked just fine - I have an HP machine and I used the system
recovery program.

Once I was back up and running, I noticed almost immediatly that the icon
for the Desktop that appears in the Taskbar on the left (next to the Start
button) had disappeared. I did a search and although lots of references to
the Desktop came up, the icon was not found.

I'm finding it a nuisance to minimize all my windows to get to the desktop.
Can anyone steer me in the right direction on how I can find/restore the
Desktop icon?

Thanks,

Colleen

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Colleen

Try here:

Line 61 - right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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Will Denny
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| I recently reformatted my pc - am running Win XP Home edition. The
reformat
| itself worked just fine - I have an HP machine and I used the system
| recovery program.
|
| Once I was back up and running, I noticed almost immediatly that the icon
| for the Desktop that appears in the Taskbar on the left (next to the Start
| button) had disappeared. I did a search and although lots of references
to
| the Desktop came up, the icon was not found.
|
| I'm finding it a nuisance to minimize all my windows to get to the
desktop.
| Can anyone steer me in the right direction on how I can find/restore the
| Desktop icon?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Colleen
|
|
|

 

[Ricky]

Try this link..
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ShowDesktop.htm

 

[Gary Tsang]

Hi Colleen,

The information here from Doug Knox a Microsoft MVP will tell you how to get
the Show Desktop icon/shortcut back on your Quick Launch toolbar.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_showdesktop.htm

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

 

[Jeanie Decker \(MS\)]

Colleen, in addition to the icon on Quick Launch, you can also use the
Windows key + d