missing show desktop icon in toolbar

[ashishbc]

inadvertently deleted the show dexktop icon on the start
toolbar.. how do i recover it?

 

[Gary Smith]

inadvertently deleted the show dexktop icon on the start
toolbar.. how do i recover it?

Control Panel > Folder Options > View, check "Show My Docments on the
Desktop".

 

[Carrie Garth \(MVP\)]

inadvertently deleted the show dexktop icon on the start toolbar.. how do i recover
it?

The following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article describes how to re-create the icon.

KB190355 - How to Re-create the Show Desktop Icon on Quick Launch Toolbar
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=190355

Note: Step 5. fails to include instructions for Windows 2000, so...

If necessary configure Windows Explorer to show Hidden folder by using
Control Panel | Folder Options | View [tab]: Click to select:
"Show hidden files and folders".

Then copy the new shortcut to the following folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch

 

[Gary Smith]

My apologies for the previous irrelevant response. I misread your
question. Carrie's respoonse is the answer. Note also that if there is
more than one account defined on your machine -- and there definitely
should be -- you can probably copy "Show Desktop.scf" from one of the
other user's desktops.