Show Desktop icon in Quick Launch

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Hi,



The "Show Desktop" icon/shortcut has disappeared from the Quick Launch

folder. How do I restore it?



Thanking you in advance.



Rajiv K Khandelwal
 
On Mar 8, 6:57 am, "Rajiv K Khandelwal"

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> The "Show Desktop" icon/shortcut has disappeared from the Quick Launch

> folder. How do I restore it?

>

> Thanking you in advance.

>

> Rajiv K Khandelwal



This ought to do it.



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355



Once it is in the QL area, you can delete the new .scf file from the

desktop.
 
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:27:47 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal"

wrote:



> The "Show Desktop" icon/shortcut has disappeared from the Quick Launch

> folder. How do I restore it?





Create a text file in Notepad as follows:



[Shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop



Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick Launch bar.

Or just click on this link:



Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm



Also note that you can do the same thing with a keyboard shortcut

rather than a shortcut on the Quick Launch bar: the combination of the

Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.





--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
Thanks Jose and Ken for your replies and the advice. Even before that I

zipped the file in the QL folder of one computer and unzipped it in the one

having the problem. It has started functioning.



Rajiv K Khandelwal



"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message

news:tbgap51lerkc4fojkstjv43muu2i320m2e@4ax.com...

> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:27:47 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal"

> wrote:

>

>> The "Show Desktop" icon/shortcut has disappeared from the Quick Launch

>> folder. How do I restore it?

>

>

> Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

>

> [Shell]

> Command=2

> IconFile=explorer.exe,3

> [Taskbar]

> Command=ToggleDesktop

>

> Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick Launch bar.

> Or just click on this link:

>

> Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> Also note that you can do the same thing with a keyboard shortcut

> rather than a shortcut on the Quick Launch bar: the combination of the

> Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

>

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
On Mar 9, 6:09 am, "Rajiv K Khandelwal"

wrote:

> Thanks Jose and Ken for your replies and the advice. Even before that I

> zipped the file in the QL folder of one computer and unzipped it in the one

> having the problem. It has started functioning.

>

> Rajiv K Khandelwal

>

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in messagenews:tbgap51lerkc4fojkstjv43muu2i320m2e@4ax.com...

>

>

>

> > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:27:47 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal"

> > wrote:

>

> >> The "Show Desktop" icon/shortcut has disappeared from the Quick Launch

> >> folder. How do I restore it?

>

> > Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

>

> > [Shell]

> > Command=2

> > IconFile=explorer.exe,3

> > [Taskbar]

> > Command=ToggleDesktop

>

> > Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick Launch bar.

> > Or just click on this link:

>

> > Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)

> >http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> > Also note that you can do the same thing with a keyboard shortcut

> > rather than a shortcut on the Quick Launch bar: the combination of the

> > Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

>

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup



Good job.



There is nothing mysterious about the QL area - it is just some

regular shortcuts in a regular folder where you can browse to with

Explorer and add/modify/delete them just like anything else.

Everybody has one!



For me:



C:\Documents and Settings\Jose\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet

Explorer\Quick Launch



The Show Desktop is a little different being a shell command file

(.SCF)
 
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:39:15 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal"

wrote:



> Thanks Jose and Ken for your replies and the advice. Even before that I

> zipped the file in the QL folder of one computer and unzipped it in the one

> having the problem. It has started functioning.





You're welcome. Glad to help. And glad it's working now.



But have you tried the keyboard shortcuts noted below that do the same

thing







> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message

> news:tbgap51lerkc4fojkstjv43muu2i320m2e@4ax.com...

> > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:27:47 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal"

> > wrote:

> >

> >> The "Show Desktop" icon/shortcut has disappeared from the Quick Launch

> >> folder. How do I restore it?

> >

> >

> > Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

> >

> > [Shell]

> > Command=2

> > IconFile=explorer.exe,3

> > [Taskbar]

> > Command=ToggleDesktop

> >

> > Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick Launch bar.

> > Or just click on this link:

> >

> > Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)

> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> >

> > Also note that you can do the same thing with a keyboard shortcut

> > rather than a shortcut on the Quick Launch bar: the combination of the

> > Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

> >

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>



--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
"Rajiv K Khandelwal" wrote:



> Hi,

>

> The "Show Desktop" icon/shortcut has disappeared from the Quick Launch

> folder. How do I restore it?

>

> Thanking you in advance.

>

> Rajiv K Khandelwal

>

>

> .



- Click Start, Run, type notepad in the Open box, then click OK.

- Copy and paste the following into Notepad:

[Shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop

- On the File menu, click Save As, save the file to your desktop as "Show

desktop.scf".

- Click and drag Show desktop icon to your Quick Launch toolbar.



>
 
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