OT: Show desktop icon

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I've stupidly deleted the show desktop icon from quick launch toolbar WinXP.
I'd be eternally grateful if any of you good folks could point me to the
location I can restore it from.

Regards
Canetoad
 
canetoad said:
I've stupidly deleted the show desktop icon from quick launch toolbar
WinXP.
I'd be eternally grateful if any of you good folks could point me to the
location I can restore it from.

Regards
Canetoad
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No matter, I've found it!
For future reference, if this happens to anyone else the magic formula
is (courtesy of wonderful site www.theeldergeek.com):

If the Show Desktop icon is deleted from Quick Launch, the procedure
below will recreate the file.

Open Notepad and enter the following text:

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

Save the new file as Show Desktop.scf then drag and drop the icon on the
Quick Launch bar or whatever location you want the shortcut to appear.
 
canetoad said:
I've stupidly deleted the show desktop icon from quick launch toolbar
WinXP.
I'd be eternally grateful if any of you good folks could point me to the
location I can restore it from.

Regards
Canetoad
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I see from another post in this thread that you have solved the problem, but
I am curious to know why you need the show desktop icon in the quick launch
toolbar when WindowsKey+D will launch the desktop. Pressing the same keys
again will return you to wherever you were.

===

Frank Bohan
¶ Matrimony isn't a word, it's a sentence.
 
On 30 Jun 2005, Frank Bohan wrote
I see from another post in this thread that you have solved the
problem, but I am curious to know why you need the show desktop
icon in the quick launch toolbar when WindowsKey+D will launch the
desktop. Pressing the same keys again will return you to wherever
you were.
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Can't speak for the OP, but in some cases it can be faster to make a
mouse click instead of using a keyboard shortcuts -- if you're doing
work which keeps your hand on the mouse, you lose any speed advantage
of the keyboard shortcut by having to switch away and back.

(I use both ways to the desktop, depending on which device I'm using at
the time.)
 
Harvey Van Sickle said:
On 30 Jun 2005, Frank Bohan wrote


Can't speak for the OP, but in some cases it can be faster to make a
mouse click instead of using a keyboard shortcuts -- if you're doing
work which keeps your hand on the mouse, you lose any speed advantage
of the keyboard shortcut by having to switch away and back.

(I use both ways to the desktop, depending on which device I'm using at
the time.)
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I take your point, but if using a mouse I prefer to click the Desktop link
on the taskbar (To get it click Taskbar > Properties > Toolbars > Desktop).
From this link you can access not only the Desktop but also its sub-folders
and their contents). This is available in XP -- not sure about other OSs.

===

Frank Bohan
¶ Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
 
I see from another post in this thread that you have solved the
problem, but I am curious to know why you need the show desktop icon
in the quick launch toolbar when WindowsKey+D will launch the desktop.
Pressing the same keys again will return you to wherever you were.
Click to expand...

A lot of people prefer the quick launch bar. I myself am a total klutz
when it comes to keyboard shortcuts - NEVER use them. HATE them, in fact.
 
On that special day, Harvey Van Sickle, ([email protected])
said...
Can't speak for the OP, but in some cases it can be faster to make a
mouse click instead of using a keyboard shortcuts
Click to expand...

There is still the rightclick menu in the taskbar (if you hover over
the free space, that is)


Gabriele Neukam

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