[sle]

Does anyone know how to get back the "Show Desktop" icon/button? I used to have it on my Quick Launch toolbar on Windows XP, but I can't figure out how to get it back.

[brindle]

didn't find anything specific to XP, so try this.

[Deke40]

You can do the following:

Show Me the Desktop


If you accidentally delete the Show Desktop shortcut from the taskbar's Quick Launch toolbar, here's how to restore it: In C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch, create a new text file with the following contents:

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

Save the file as ShowDesktop.SCF. This will put the shortcut back on your Quick Launch toolbar.

or go to this link and scroll down to #61 for a fix:

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

[Deke40]

Brindle-I guess I am going to have to be a little quicker to beat you younger guys.

[sle]

The notepad route did the trick - many thx to both of you!

[franca]

Originally Posted by Deke

You can do the following:

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

Thanks for this link Deke, it was a big help in solving a problem i had

cu Frank

[Deke40]

Good morning Franca.

I am glad the link helped. I have a bunch of XP links as one of these days the old laptop with W98SE is going to quit and I am going to have to move on.

Waiting for the Texans to come on at 12.

[brindle]

I also am running 98se and know I'll need to move on as well someday soon.
Thanks for the link

[Deke40]

Here are three more to add to the stash.

http://www.blackviper.com/
http://www.theeldergeek.com/index.htm
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/WindowsXP.htm

PS-I like the ones on kelly's-korner as you can download and just click on most of them to activate them.

[franca]

Originally Posted by Deke

Good morning Franca.

I am glad the link helped. I have a bunch of XP links as one of these days the old laptop with W98SE is going to quit and I am going to have to move on.

Waiting for the Texans to come on at 12.

Good day Deke

Thanks for the other links

I know how it is i just changed from my old W95 a few months ago

Love my new computer / W-XP........

cu thanks again Frank.

[Login Error]

Just a helpfull tip, you can duplicate the show desktop button's effect by hitting
the windows key and d, it works as far back as 98 in my experiances

[aarhus2004]

Works in WinMe too.

[Deke40]

The main reason anybody uses the Show Desktop key is to hide what they are looking at on their monitor.

The quickest way is to send a shortcut to your desktop of the "Show Desktop" and then assign one of your unsued F-keys for a one click hiding of the content your were looking at.

[cisco2004]

Download the show desktop shortcut.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_showdesktop.htm