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show desktop

Started by dsenette , Jul 27 2005 08:43 AM

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dsenette

Posted 27 July 2005 - 08:43 AM

Je suis Napoléon!

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i've got someone who deleted the show desktop from their quicklaunch bar....anyone know how to get it back?

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Justin

Posted 27 July 2005 - 09:05 AM

I do a little bit of everything

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Hello!

Hope this helps! :tazz:

Quoted from http://windowsxp.mvp...ShowDesktop.htm

To restore the missing Show Desktop icon to the Quick Launch bar, try any of these methods:

Method 1:

Click Start, Run and type the command regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32

The Show Desktop SCF file should now be available.

Method 2:

Click Start, Run, and type Notepad. Type the following contents into the document.

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

Save the file as "ShowDesktop.SCF" [with double-quotes]. Drag the file to the Quick Launch area.

Method 3:

Search for the file named Show Desktop.scf in your computer by logging in as administrator. Every user profile has a copy of this file. Copy it to your user profile path here:

%Appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Type the above path in Start, Run dialog.