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Search your hard drive for *.scf files. You should find the Show Desktop "shortcut" in at least one folder (I386) perhaps. You should be able to copy it from there to C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch (where c: is your root drive and user = your profile.
Of course you can always add it to the default user profile. It is probably still there but you will not "get it back" automatically unless you delete your profile.
Of course you can always add it to the default user profile. It is probably still there but you will not "get it back" automatically unless you delete your profile.
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RoccadeColin
IS-IT--Management
As an aside if you cannot find the scf file it is just a text based scrip containing the following
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save this as Show Desktop.lnk in
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
has the same effect
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save this as Show Desktop.lnk in
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
has the same effect
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