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Windows 2000 - Show Desktop Icon

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by dziedzicmj1 1 view

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Any idea how to restore the "Show Desktop" icon in the Quick Launch bar in w2k?

In an unfortunate sequence of events I managed to move it out of the toolbar and when I move it back it tells me that th eshortcut is invalid.

Actually, if I check it on another w/s, th eshortcut properties identify this item as a Explorer Command (rather than a normal shortcut).

Any ideas?

MarekD

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by Greg Shultz

Try this:

1. Launch Notepad and type the following:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

2. Save the file as Show Desktop.scf in the Winnt\System32 folder.

3. Right-click the Show Desktop.scf file and click Create Shortcut.

4. Copy the shortcut to the Winnt\System32 folder

5. Rename the shortcut to Desktop.scf

The Show Desktop icon should now automatically appear on the Quick Launch toolbar.

by oz_media

Open MY Computer, navigate to and create a shortcut of My Desktop and drag it to the Quick Launch toolbar

EDIT: NAAAAAAAH DON'T DO THIS, IT DOESN"T WORK! It just creates a folder of your desktop items. :p

by oz_media

How you been, strange alien type person who rarely rears his ugly head anymore?

Did you meet a bunch of cooler people on another forum or something?

by house

I've posted a couple of comments here and there over the past couple of weeks. I've been busy with work and other stuff.

...plus, you can only take so much 'tech talk' before you need to take a break.

by dziedzicmj1

Thanks to both of you for the answer.

Actually, I liked the "windows key+d" the best.

As a low tech solution (before I found your posts) I copied the item from the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch" to a folder corresponding to my account. It works, as well.

MarekD

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