WHERE THE %&#@ IS THE "SHOW DESKTOP" ICON IN XP?

[sandwedger]

The familiar and very handy "show desktop" icon seems to have been left behind in Windows 98 .... is there any way to resurrect this feature in XP (home)?

 

[linney]

Try using Windows Key + D

 

[mithrilhall]

Have you looked here:

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

Is your quick launch tool bar visible?
If not then do this:

1. Right-click an empty area on the taskbar
2. Click Toolbars and then click Quick Launch

I hope this helped a little.

 

[mithrilhall]

How to recreate the Show Desktop icon?

To re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar, follow these steps:

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to create a file with the following lines:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Save the new file as a file named Show Desktop.scf in the Windows\System or Winnt\System32 folder. Note that Notepad may automatically append a .txt extension to the file name. Remove this extension if Notepad adds it. These steps do not work if the file is named Show Desktop.scf.txt.
Quit Notepad.
Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the Show Desktop .scf file, and then click Create Shortcut.
Copy the new shortcut to the appropriate folder. In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98, copy the shortcut to this folder:
Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

In Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000, copy the shortcut to this folder:

Winnt\System32

Rename the shortcut to Desktop.
The Show Desktop icon automatically appears on the Quick Launch toolbar.

 

[linx]

keep mouse on taskbar , right click ,choose properties ,
start menu programs and select classic menu .

 

[ajstrauss]

Right-click on the taskbar and select "Show Desktop"