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Title: Kids playing with computers screwed up settings
Post by: SirPeale on August 21, 2005, 10:22:49 pm

I use the 'Quick Launch' toolbar frequently.  One of my kids deleted the 'show desktop' icon, one of my most used shortcuts.  How can I get it back?

Title: Re: Kids playing with computers screwed up settings
Post by: SirPeale on August 21, 2005, 10:31:22 pm

It would have been...if it hadn't been deleted.  Blast!

Title: Re: Kids playing with computers screwed up settings
Post by: sc1103 on August 21, 2005, 10:48:07 pm

C:\Documents and Settings\UserNameHere\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Sorry!

Title: Re: Kids playing with computers screwed up settings
Post by: zaphod on August 22, 2005, 08:31:59 am

Windows button and 'D' combo also takes you there.

Title: Re: Kids playing with computers screwed up settings
Post by: Tiger-Heli on August 22, 2005, 09:40:05 am

I think you want to drag "show desktop.scf" from your Windows or WinNT (or maybe System or System32 folder to the folder above (or directly to the bar with a copy command).  I also might be able to tell you how to rebuild it if it's gone, but it might be easier to copy it off a different computer.

Title: Re: Kids playing with computers screwed up settings
Post by: rescue161 on August 22, 2005, 11:57:42 am

If it's not in your system anywhere, just type the following:

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

into notepad or wordpad and save it as "show desktop.scf"

Save it to WINNT or a system folder and then create a shortcut for it on the Quick Launch Toolbar.

Title: Re: Kids playing with computers screwed up settings
Post by: SirPeale on August 22, 2005, 07:47:07 pm

Ha!  I opened a 'new text' document on my desktop, and accepted the defaut name (which is, of course "New Text Document.txt") and entered in the text you mentioned.  Then when I tried to rename it, it told me the the filename already existed in that directory!  Lo and behold, it's already there!  I guess they didn't delete it, just moved it.

That'll teach me to have a severely cluttered desktop.

Thanks again, all!