Show Desktop button in quick launch

[NiKeFiDO]

Hey, my Show Desktop button in the quick launch area disappeared on me, do you guys know who to get this back?

I think i clicked and dragged it out, and when i put it back in, it lost it target.

any ideas?

 

[mechBgon]

Put up your email address for a minute and I'll email you a copy. Did that for someone else the other day, just drag & drop it onto the QL bar and there ya go. 🙂

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Got it,
Thanks

 

[mechBgon]

Righto, I sent it to both. I think you can also find one on your system, called Show Desktop.scf, but I'm on my Restricted User account so I'm not sure if it'd be in the System32 folder or where. Sure is annoying when it disappears, isn't it 😛

 

[NiKeFiDO]

i just added it to my Documents folder and then clicked and dragged it into the quick launch. Ill do a search to see if the original is hangin out somewhere.

Thanks again

 

[hopejr]

If you lose it again, just press winkey+d. It does the same thing.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: hopejr
If you lose it again, just press winkey+d. It does the same thing.

awesome! 😀

 

[NiKeFiDO]

found this:
http://www.uvsc.edu/helpdesk/faq/windows/showdesktopicon.html

tells you how to recreate it if you lose it!

EDIT: i followed these directions, but when i click it, i have to tell windows to open it with Windows Explorer. The check for always use this option is greyed out...
any suggestoins?

 

[foxkm]

Contents of Show Desktop.SCF:


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

 

[Wyck]

hehe, don't you love how complicated it is? You'd think it would have a checkbox like My Computer, Network Places, etc. Anyhow, in case you want to hear it from the men themselves, here's Microsoft's guide.