Show Desktop icon in Quick Launch
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From: Rajiv K Khandelwal on 8 Mar 2010 06:57 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
From: Jose on 8 Mar 2010 07:31 On Mar 8, 6:57 am, "Rajiv K Khandelwal" <ra...(a)vardaan.nospam.net> 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.
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 8 Mar 2010 13:28 On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:27:47 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal" <rajiv(a)vardaan.nospam.net> 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
From: Rajiv K Khandelwal on 9 Mar 2010 06:09 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" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:tbgap51lerkc4fojkstjv43muu2i320m2e(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:27:47 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal" > <rajiv(a)vardaan.nospam.net> 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
From: Jose on 9 Mar 2010 07:07
On Mar 9, 6:09 am, "Rajiv K Khandelwal" <ra...(a)vardaan.nospam.net> 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" <kbl...(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in messagenews:tbgap51lerkc4fojkstjv43muu2i320m2e(a)4ax.com... > > > > > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:27:47 +0530, "Rajiv K Khandelwal" > > <ra...(a)vardaan.nospam.net> 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) |