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Old 02-27-2007, 06:46 AM
wlkelvin
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"show desktop" icon

Right click my taskbar>toolbar>quick launch and check it wull show a bunch of
icon but its not showing the "Show Desktop" icon. How can I get it showing
(its not hidden either). Appreciate your advice, thanks
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Old 02-27-2007, 07:16 AM
Ramesh, MS-MVP
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Re: "show desktop" icon

How to re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=190355

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Right click my taskbar>toolbar>quick launch and check it wull show a bunch of
icon but its not showing the "Show Desktop" icon. How can I get it showing
(its not hidden either). Appreciate your advice, thanks
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Re: "show desktop" icon

Replied to [wlkelvin]s message :
> Right click my taskbar>toolbar>quick launch and check it wull show a bunch of
> icon but its not showing the "Show Desktop" icon. How can I get it showing
> (its not hidden either). Appreciate your advice, thanks


1. Open Notepad,
2. Copy/Paste following lines in it :

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

3. Click File, Save as..
4. Copy/Paste the following line in File name box :
%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf
5. Click OK

Good Luck, Ayush.
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