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master_blaster_2
master_blaster_2 Posts: 355 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
tjhis is prob a real dumb question ... but that has never stopped me b4
i seem to have lost my 'show desktop icon from the bottom left of my screen ... now im fairly sure its in the house still but could somwe of you nice teccie peeps tell me how to get it back before it makes a break for freedom out an open window or door ;-)


thanks in advance
andrew
THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS ……
..…JUST WAIT AND SEE

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  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Right-click empty part of Taskbar, then Toolbars - Quick Launch.
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    also, the windows key+D will take you to desktop and then back to your open windows when you press it again, and so on.
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

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  • wolfman
    wolfman Posts: 3,225 Forumite
    Always wondered, how do you create a new one? Ages back I deleted it from quicklaunch by accident, never did find out how to make a new one.
    "Boonowa tweepi, ha, ha."
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    wolfman wrote:
    Always wondered, how do you create a new one? Ages back I deleted it from quicklaunch by accident, never did find out how to make a new one.

    right click on desktop
    new> shortcut
    when the box comes up find the program you want to create a shortcut to

    go through the wizard
    make sure the taskbar is not locked and drag the shortcut into the quick launch bar
  • wolfman
    wolfman Posts: 3,225 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

    Spot on. Cheers.
    "Boonowa tweepi, ha, ha."
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    gaming_guy wrote:
    right click on desktop
    new> shortcut
    when the box comes up find the program you want to create a shortcut to

    go through the wizard
    make sure the taskbar is not locked and drag the shortcut into the quick launch bar

    My Quicklaunch desktop icon mysteriously disappeared, too.

    It's back now! Thanks!

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
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