How to restore The Show Desktop Icon on Windows XP
By Ashish MohtaDid u find you “Show Desktop” Icon missing from your toolbar ?Most of the time I use [Windows Key] + [D] to do that but it was interesting to see it was missing from my quickluanch bar. So if you faced similar problem here is a small manual for getting it back.
Recreate your Show Desktop Icon
Copy the following code into notepad.
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save the file as “Show Desktop.scf” and then drag it to the quick launchbar and you are done.
For Advanced users:
You can use Regsvr32 in command prompt to get back the quick launch in one shot. Type the following regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32.dll. The show desktop icon now should be visible in the Quick Launch barAny more trick you know ? Do share with us in comments…
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About The Author of this article: Ashish is one of the co-author of this blog and writes on various interesting softwares, PC tips and more. You can read more of his articles here. |
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Nice how to there. But I find myself using the CTRL+D shortcut more often 
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I accidentally deleted my shortcut desktop icon from my quick launch. I’ve tried restoring it, but when I click on it another screen comes up asking me to indicate what application needs to be used to open/run the file. I’ve done the registry fix, everything, but all that happens is the file opens in Notepad. I think I must have deleted the application that recognizes SCF files. HELP?
