How to restore The Show Desktop Icon on Windows XP
Did 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…
Posted on 26th August 2007 by Ashish Mohta , A Professional Tech blogger, Editor and Writer who talks about solving day to day problems of people who use computer. He also writes on How to use the applications like Office, PC tips, Online tools,Browsers and more. All posts by Ashish Mohta | Connect with me @ Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Stumble
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