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Hi!
I'm runnning XP at home and using 98 at work. On 98, there is a icon in the toolbar at the bottom that is used to toggle back to the desktop, which I handy for toggling between documents that are opened and others saved on the desktop.
However I don't have this icon at home on XP. Can someone please tell me how I can get this convenient little icon onto my home computer??
Also, when I'm typing info, eg, my email address, etc, it displays previous entries, eg, my old email addresses, etc. How can I clear these??
Many thanks!!
 
7 ways to do this
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Press WindowsKey+D (or d) to minimize...
Then press WindowsKey+D (or d) to restore...
=======OR==========================
Copy and paste these five lines into Notepad.
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[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
---------------------------------
Save as Show Desktop.scf
Drag/drop to your "quick launch" bar next to start button
=====OR====================================
Download and run this edit...
Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61 right
column)
www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
======OR====================================
How to make a "show desktop" shortcut...
www.pcin.net/help/articles/desktopshortcut.php
=====OR=====================================
Search for the file named showdesktop.scf in your
computer by
logging in as administrator. Every user has a copy of
this file. Copy it to
your userprofile path here:

c:\Documents and Settings\<<YOUR USER NAME>>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
=====OR======================================
Check the recycle bin, if it is there just r-click and
choose restore. Drag
it back to the task bar. If two icons appear, r-click and
delete one. See if
the remaining one works, if it does you can delete the
one in RC bin, if
not, go back to the RC bin and restore the icon. Sounds
strange but, I've
had it work that way.
===========OR=============================
MVP Doug Knox:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_showdesktop.htm
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-----Original Message-----
Hi!
I'm runnning XP at home and using 98 at work. On 98,
Click to expand...
there is a icon in the toolbar at the bottom that is used
to toggle back to the desktop, which I handy for toggling
between documents that are opened and others saved on the
desktop.
However I don't have this icon at home on XP. Can
Click to expand...
someone please tell me how I can get this convenient
little icon onto my home computer??
Also, when I'm typing info, eg, my email address, etc,
Click to expand...
it displays previous entries, eg, my old email addresses,
etc. How can I clear these??
 
Mel said:
Hi!
I'm runnning XP at home and using 98 at work. On 98, there is a icon
in the toolbar at the bottom that is used to toggle back to the
desktop, which I handy for toggling between documents that are opened
and others saved on the desktop. However I don't have this icon at
home on XP. Can someone please tell me how I can get this convenient
little icon onto my home computer??
Also, when I'm typing info, eg, my email address, etc, it displays
previous entries, eg, my old email addresses, etc. How can I
clear these??
Many thanks!!
Click to expand...

Open an empty Notepad document and place these five lines in it:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Save it as
Show Desktop.scf
and put it in your Quick Launch folder and wherever else you want it.

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