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窶禿塒弯
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Does anybody know how to reinstate the "show desktop icon" that is in the quick start bar in Windows XP? I used to have it but deleted it by accident and can't find it anymore.
 
Show desktop appears to be a utility bundled with Microsoft Internet Explorer stored at
C:\Documents and Settings\**your loggon user name**\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\
If you delete it from quicklaunch, you might have deleted the only copy on your system drive.
I would suggest trying repair if you have the system repair CD.
This is as much as I could find with my search file function.
 
Open Notepad and paste the following:

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

Save the file as Show Desktop.scf then drag and drop the icon you created on the quick launch bar or wherever you want the shortcut to appear.

Hope this helps.
 
Thank you guys, much appreciated. I did what you suggested Kumo, and it worked perfectly 👍
 
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