Show Desktop doesn't show desktop

[Mike]

I just got a new Dell computer about a week ago with XP
Home Edition. It worked fine until the 2nd day I had it,
when I clicked the Show Desktop button in Quick Launch.
It had an error saying that XP couldn't open a file
called Show Desktop.scf and asked me what program to open
it with. None of the listed programs opened the file.

Now I am stuck with the Windows logo key and the M button
on my keyboard being the only way to quickly minimize all
of my windows. Please help as soon as possible.

 

[KG1]

You can recreate the Show Desktop Icon and scf file. Delete the one you
have now and follow these instructions.

Open Notepad and enter the following:

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

Save the file as Show Desktop.scf on your Desktop (make sure Save As Type is
set to All Files, not *.txt) then drag and drop it onto the Quick Launch
bar. Put a copy into C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

KG1

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Mike,
The .SCF file association is hijacked. Get the SCF association fix from:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Free Online Virus Scanners and Security Tests:
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I just got a new Dell computer about a week ago with XP
Home Edition. It worked fine until the 2nd day I had it,
when I clicked the Show Desktop button in Quick Launch.
It had an error saying that XP couldn't open a file
called Show Desktop.scf and asked me what program to open
it with. None of the listed programs opened the file.

Now I am stuck with the Windows logo key and the M button
on my keyboard being the only way to quickly minimize all
of my windows. Please help as soon as possible.

 

[Guest]

I have tried this with the same error as before. There
are other .scf files on my computer that also have this
problem, like C:/i386/View Channels.scf and
C:/Windows/Explorer.scf.

-----Original Message-----
You can recreate the Show Desktop Icon and scf file. Delete the one you
have now and follow these instructions.

Open Notepad and enter the following:

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

Save the file as Show Desktop.scf on your Desktop (make sure Save As Type is
set to All Files, not *.txt) then drag and drop it onto the Quick Launch
bar. Put a copy into C:\Documents and