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| 382062 | 2005-08-18 06:51:00 | For years I have had an icon on my taskbar which immediately takes me back to the desktop. I let a relative use my computer (should know better - he is a Mac fan), Needless to say things are not right now. I have tried everything but cannot get the icon back on the taskbar so that I can switch back to the desktop no matter what I am using. Tom |
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| 382063 | 2005-08-18 06:53:00 | just hit windows logo+d on the keyboard | CorbinH (37) | ||
| 382064 | 2005-08-18 06:56:00 | How to Re-create the Show Desktop Icon on Quick Launch Toolbar support.microsoft.com www.wxpnews.com This article describes how to re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar. You may want to use this method if the Show Desktop icon has been deleted. Back to the top MORE INFORMATION To re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar, follow these steps: 1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to create a file with the following lines: [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 2. Save the new file as a file named Show Desktop.scf in the Windows\System or Winnt\System32 folder. Note that Notepad may automatically append a .txt extension to the file name. Remove this extension if Notepad adds it. These steps do not work if the file is named Show Desktop.scf.txt. 3. Quit Notepad. 4. Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the Show Desktop .scf file, and then click Create Shortcut. 5. Copy the new shortcut to the appropriate folder. In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98, copy the shortcut to this folder: Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch In Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000, copy the shortcut to this folder: Winnt\System32 In Microsoft Windows XP, copy the shortcut to the following folder: WINDOWS\System32\Config\Systemprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch 6. Rename the shortcut to Desktop. The Show Desktop icon automatically appears on the Quick Launch toolbar. Back to the top |
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| 382065 | 2005-08-19 05:50:00 | Thank you CorbinH for your tip - I didn't know about this one - in fact I know very little about the functions available through the Windows Logo key. Great. But I still wanted to see my logo on the taskbar and so thank you also Johnboy. I followed your very complicated instructions (how do people work these things out !), - I was very careful indeed and did exactly as you said. Perfect Success. Not only was I pleased but pretty proud of myself at being able to work through the thing. Tom |
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