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In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted
back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. |
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Hello,
You can use the Windows Key + D keyboard shortcut to show the desktop To move the quick launch bar ("pull bar"), right-click the blue taskbar area, and click "Lock the taskbar" to remove the checkbox. A handle bar should now appear beside the quick launch and you can click and drag it or the icons around. This article guides on how to create the Show Desktop shortcut http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355 -- Singapore Web Design http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/ Singapore Web Hosting "K" wrote in message ... In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. |
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To increase the size of Quick Launch [Next to Start Button, so you can put
icons in it], first you need to unclock the Taskbar. Right-click on an empty area of the Taskbar and uncheck "Lock the Taskbar" option. Now, you can notice handler on both side of Quick Launch icons. From the right-side handler increase the size of quick lunch. The icon is called "Show Desktop". Copy and paste the following matter in Notepad: [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop You need to consider one thing file saving the file. In save dialog box, under "Save as type" choose "All Files" and give the file name like ShowDesktop.scf Don't forget to type the extension. Now, you can save this file on Desktop then later drop it on Quick Launch. Hope this help, let us know! "K" wrote: In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. |
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Replied to [K]s message :
In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. Enable Quick Launch Toolbar : Right click taskbar , Toolbars, Make sure Quick Launch is ticked. To enable resizing of toolbars : Right click taskbar, Untick "Lock the taskbar" You can also use these keyboard shortcut: Windows Key + D |Show Desktop. To restore windows, press the shortcut again. WIndows Key + M | Minimize Windows (not dialog boxes). To restore windows, Winkey+Shift+M If Show Desktop icon is missing from Quick Launch toolbar : 1. Open Notepad, 2. Copy/Paste following lines in it : [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 3. Click File, Save as.. 4. Copy/Paste the following line in File name box : %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf 5. Click OK Good Luck, Ayush. -- XP-Tips [Auto logon for Windows XP] : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...autologon.mspx |
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To "Show Desktop" what's wrong with just right clicking on a blank space in
the taskbar and clicking on "Show Desktop"? "Ayush" "ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com" wrote in message ... Replied to [K]s message : In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. Enable Quick Launch Toolbar : Right click taskbar , Toolbars, Make sure Quick Launch is ticked. To enable resizing of toolbars : Right click taskbar, Untick "Lock the taskbar" You can also use these keyboard shortcut: Windows Key + D |Show Desktop. To restore windows, press the shortcut again. WIndows Key + M | Minimize Windows (not dialog boxes). To restore windows, Winkey+Shift+M If Show Desktop icon is missing from Quick Launch toolbar : 1. Open Notepad, 2. Copy/Paste following lines in it : [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 3. Click File, Save as.. 4. Copy/Paste the following line in File name box : %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf 5. Click OK Good Luck, Ayush. -- XP-Tips [Auto logon for Windows XP] : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...autologon.mspx |
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someone wrote:
To "Show Desktop" what's wrong with just right clicking on a blank space in the taskbar and clicking on "Show Desktop"? Nothing at all, except that it's two clicks instead of one. Some people prefer the single click. There's also nothing wrong with holding down the Windows key and pressing D or M. Each to his own. There's more than one way to skin the cat, and we don't all have to have the same preferred way to do something. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ayush" "ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com" wrote in message ... Replied to [K]s message : In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. Enable Quick Launch Toolbar : Right click taskbar , Toolbars, Make sure Quick Launch is ticked. To enable resizing of toolbars : Right click taskbar, Untick "Lock the taskbar" You can also use these keyboard shortcut: Windows Key + D |Show Desktop. To restore windows, press the shortcut again. WIndows Key + M | Minimize Windows (not dialog boxes). To restore windows, Winkey+Shift+M If Show Desktop icon is missing from Quick Launch toolbar : 1. Open Notepad, 2. Copy/Paste following lines in it : [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 3. Click File, Save as.. 4. Copy/Paste the following line in File name box : %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf 5. Click OK Good Luck, Ayush. -- XP-Tips [Auto logon for Windows XP] : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...autologon.mspx |
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But once you have clicked on the blank space and then clicked on "Show
Desktop," the "Show Desktop" appears as an icon in your Quick Launch, and then can be done with one click. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... someone wrote: To "Show Desktop" what's wrong with just right clicking on a blank space in the taskbar and clicking on "Show Desktop"? Nothing at all, except that it's two clicks instead of one. Some people prefer the single click. There's also nothing wrong with holding down the Windows key and pressing D or M. Each to his own. There's more than one way to skin the cat, and we don't all have to have the same preferred way to do something. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ayush" "ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com" wrote in message ... Replied to [K]s message : In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. Enable Quick Launch Toolbar : Right click taskbar , Toolbars, Make sure Quick Launch is ticked. To enable resizing of toolbars : Right click taskbar, Untick "Lock the taskbar" You can also use these keyboard shortcut: Windows Key + D |Show Desktop. To restore windows, press the shortcut again. WIndows Key + M | Minimize Windows (not dialog boxes). To restore windows, Winkey+Shift+M If Show Desktop icon is missing from Quick Launch toolbar : 1. Open Notepad, 2. Copy/Paste following lines in it : [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 3. Click File, Save as.. 4. Copy/Paste the following line in File name box : %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf 5. Click OK Good Luck, Ayush. -- XP-Tips [Auto logon for Windows XP] : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...autologon.mspx |
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My 2 cents. the Windows key + D is the fastest as one doesn't have to reach
for the mouse and move the pointer. "someone" wrote in message ... But once you have clicked on the blank space and then clicked on "Show Desktop," the "Show Desktop" appears as an icon in your Quick Launch, and then can be done with one click. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message ... someone wrote: To "Show Desktop" what's wrong with just right clicking on a blank space in the taskbar and clicking on "Show Desktop"? Nothing at all, except that it's two clicks instead of one. Some people prefer the single click. There's also nothing wrong with holding down the Windows key and pressing D or M. Each to his own. There's more than one way to skin the cat, and we don't all have to have the same preferred way to do something. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ayush" "ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com" wrote in message ... Replied to [K]s message : In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. Enable Quick Launch Toolbar : Right click taskbar , Toolbars, Make sure Quick Launch is ticked. To enable resizing of toolbars : Right click taskbar, Untick "Lock the taskbar" You can also use these keyboard shortcut: Windows Key + D |Show Desktop. To restore windows, press the shortcut again. WIndows Key + M | Minimize Windows (not dialog boxes). To restore windows, Winkey+Shift+M If Show Desktop icon is missing from Quick Launch toolbar : 1. Open Notepad, 2. Copy/Paste following lines in it : [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 3. Click File, Save as.. 4. Copy/Paste the following line in File name box : %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf 5. Click OK Good Luck, Ayush. -- XP-Tips [Auto logon for Windows XP] : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...autologon.mspx |
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Thanks All. Lots of really good input. Appreciate everyone considering and
responding to my post. I prefer point and click, my daughter thinks it too slow and prefers keyboard action. And you presented both. Thanks. K. "K" wrote: In Windows 98, I had a desktop icon on my toolbar next to Start. If I wanted back to desktop I simply clicked the icon and all pages minimized to the toolbar and the Desktop was immediatly presented. The system was setup this way when I started using it and I have not been able to find anything to create a shortcut from. Is such possible in XP. Also, since the pull bar next to Start in my XP won't move can a shortcut be placed next to Start? All ideas, suggestions, and comments will be greatly appreciated. |
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Replied to [K]s message :
Thanks All. Lots of really good input. Appreciate everyone considering and responding to my post. You are welcome. Good Luck, Ayush. -- Setup Outlook Express to read MS Newsgroups : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ups/howto.mspx |
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