Stupid Windows XP question

[pottie]

Ok I just cant get this right and Im not gonna post this in the Windows help forum and be the joke of the day on the Microsoft website. Much more fun being the joke here.

How do i get the shortcut to desktop button on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen? Currently I have to right click and select "show desktop".

Thanks!

[TylerD]

If the "Show Desktop" button is missing you need to recreate it:

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1. 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
2. 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.
3. Quit Notepad.
4. Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the Show Desktop .scf file, and then click Create Shortcut.
5. 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
In Microsoft Windows XP, copy the shortcut to the following folder:
WINDOWS\System32\Config\Systemprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
6. Rename the shortcut to Desktop.

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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=190355

[jdl22]

In case you don't know you can also push windows and m to get the desktop to appear.

[pottie]

Thx both of you!

Didnt know I need to be a programmer to create that shortcut.

[callydrias]

There's a keyboard shortcut that does the same thing: press the Windows Key + D

[Amid Cent]

Here's a really easy way...

Go to Start/Search/Files and Folders. Search for "Show Desktop" - include quotes. Before you hit search, change the search option to include Hidden Files and Folders.

When you find the Show Desktop icon, Drag it to your Task Bar - this will create an icon for you.

Amid aka Groo

[PDX_David]

You could also right click the toolbar at the bottom. It will open a menu. At the top it says Toolbars>. When you hover over it another menu... Click on Quick Launch and it is part of that toolbar. Unless of course you already have that toolbar active and have deleted the show desktop shortcut. Then you will have to follow the wonderful posts from above.