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Desktop Icon - How to Reinstate in QuickLaunch toolbar
Hi there,
My desktop icon has disappeared from the quicklaunch toolbar. Where can I locate it so that I can reinstate it? It's a handy icon and I'd like to have it back. Thanks! -- Lynn |
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Desktop Icon - How to Reinstate in QuickLaunch toolbar
Take a look here, LynnQ:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q190355 LynnQ wrote: Hi there, My desktop icon has disappeared from the quicklaunch toolbar. Where can I locate it so that I can reinstate it? It's a handy icon and I'd like to have it back. Thanks! |
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Desktop Icon - How to Reinstate in QuickLaunch toolbar
Lynn,
Either, Look for the Show Desktop file in the Windows\system folder and drag a copy to the quick launch bar, or, if the file really has gone missing, Using Notepad, create a new document and enter the following text between the two rows of +++ +++++++++++++++++ [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop +++++++++++++++++ Now save to your desktop as a file called ShowDesktop.txt and then right click this new file and rename it ShowDesktop.scf. This will recreate the missing file and a copy should be placed in the windows\system folder and another on the quick launch bar. Alternatively if your keyboard has a Windows Key (winkey) use Winkey+D -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Windows LynnQ wrote: Hi there, My desktop icon has disappeared from the quicklaunch toolbar. Where can I locate it so that I can reinstate it? It's a handy icon and I'd like to have it back. Thanks! |
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Desktop Icon - How to Reinstate in QuickLaunch toolbar
Thank you. Problem solved!
-- Lynn "Mike M" wrote: Lynn, Either, Look for the Show Desktop file in the Windows\system folder and drag a copy to the quick launch bar, or, if the file really has gone missing, Using Notepad, create a new document and enter the following text between the two rows of +++ +++++++++++++++++ [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop +++++++++++++++++ Now save to your desktop as a file called ShowDesktop.txt and then right click this new file and rename it ShowDesktop.scf. This will recreate the missing file and a copy should be placed in the windows\system folder and another on the quick launch bar. Alternatively if your keyboard has a Windows Key (winkey) use Winkey+D -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Windows LynnQ wrote: Hi there, My desktop icon has disappeared from the quicklaunch toolbar. Where can I locate it so that I can reinstate it? It's a handy icon and I'd like to have it back. Thanks! |
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