XPeriencing confusion!

georgiac

Hi , I'm new to the world of XP and I'm missing a couple of things I found useful about ME. The first was a tray at the bottom next to Start where I could put shortcuts to favourite programmes.

The second is one of the shortcuts I had in there that once pressed shrank or hid the open programmes so I was back to my desktop.

Does anyone know how I can get the tray back and what the desktop shortcurt is please.

Thanks

Quincy_3

Ok first of all right click the taskbar, thats the bar at the bottom of the screen, Tick show quick launch, and then drap the perferated line to the right then drag and drop any shortcuts onto that bar then relock.

I dont know what you mean about the others sorry

MercilessKiller

The "Show Desktop" button is in the quick launch bar which Quincy correctly explained how to get back.

The keyborad shortcut to get the desktop shown is
Windows Button + D

There is another shortcut which minimises ALL open programs so u see the desktop..

Windows Button + M

The difference is D just flicks to desktop (brings to top), M physically minimises everything.

Love the subject title of the thread too

albertross_2

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

Quincy_3

MercilessKiller wrote:

The keyborad shortcut to get the desktop shown is
Windows Button + D

There is another shortcut which minimises ALL open programs so u see the desktop..

Windows Button + M

The difference is D just flicks to desktop (brings to top), M physically minimises everything.

Lol I see what you meant now. :rolleyes:

I tend to use Alt and Tab.

MercilessKiller

Alt Tab doesnt get u to the desktop :S

Though in vista that im using now windows button and tab flicks through screens inc desktop which is pretty cool!

Loving the new vista beta!

A:I

No, alt + tap lets you quickly switch between open windows.

Quincy_3

A:I wrote:

No, alt + tap lets you quickly switch between open windows.

No its not tap its Tab.

I know what I meant :beer: I never close windows so I use ALt Tab

georgiac

Excellent ... thanks for that all, sorry to start a row!!!!!!! When you have the quick launch one of the shortcuts is SHOW DESKTOP, that's the one I was refering ( badly) to!

Quincy_3

Lol, we never argue on MSE

georgiac

He hehehehehehe.

Only kidding. Can I just say thanks particularly to Quincy and Albertross who seem to have become my personal IT consultants! That's the second time you 2 have come to my rescue!