Quick Launch Icon

Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly appreciated.

Try this:
StartRun and type without the quotes:
"regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32"

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Has it been bumped to the right? If there is a small right facing chevron,
click on it and see if it is simply hidden.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Thank you for responding Colin.
It was not bumped to the right and it was not hidden. Do you know how to
create a new icon?


"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

Has it been bumped to the right? If there is a small right facing chevron,
click on it and see if it is simply hidden.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Thank you for your help Jose, but all that happened was that I got a window
listing all the items on my desktop. Do you know how to make a "desktop" icon?
Thank you.

"José Gallardo" wrote:

Try this:
StartRun and type without the quotes:
"regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32"

"Kira" escribió en el mensaje ...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly appreciated.

Here are the instructions to re-create the Show Desktop Icon on your Quick
Launch Toolbar:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355/EN-US/

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Kira" wrote in message
...
Thank you for responding Colin.
It was not bumped to the right and it was not hidden. Do you know how to
create a new icon?


"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

Has it been bumped to the right? If there is a small right facing
chevron,
click on it and see if it is simply hidden.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how
to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Hi,

Copy/paste the below into notepad:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Then user file/save_as, call it "show desktop.scf" and save to the desktop.
Drag this back onto the quicklaunch bar.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Thank you for responding Rick. I can't find notepad. Will anything else work?

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Copy/paste the below into notepad:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Then user file/save_as, call it "show desktop.scf" and save to the desktop.
Drag this back onto the quicklaunch bar.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

If Notepad does not appear at StartAll ProgramsAccessories, then I would
run:
StartRun and type 'sfc /scannow' without quotes and with a space before /.
sfc = system file checker and it repairs or restores system files from a
protected folder. It begins to sound like you have some system files
missing or corrupted.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
"Kira" wrote in message
...
Thank you for responding Rick. I can't find notepad. Will anything else
work?

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Copy/paste the below into notepad:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Then user file/save_as, call it "show desktop.scf" and save to the
desktop.
Drag this back onto the quicklaunch bar.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how
to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Hey Colin, thanks a bunch. I found Notepad. I'm a begineer at computers and I
didn't realize that it was in Accessories. I don't have time right now to
work on getting my icon so keep your fingers crossed for me. Again, thanx :-)

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

If Notepad does not appear at StartAll ProgramsAccessories, then I would
run:
StartRun and type 'sfc /scannow' without quotes and with a space before /.
sfc = system file checker and it repairs or restores system files from a
protected folder. It begins to sound like you have some system files
missing or corrupted.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
"Kira" wrote in message
...
Thank you for responding Rick. I can't find notepad. Will anything else
work?

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Copy/paste the below into notepad:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Then user file/save_as, call it "show desktop.scf" and save to the
desktop.
Drag this back onto the quicklaunch bar.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how
to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

You're welcome.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
"Kira" wrote in message
...
Hey Colin, thanks a bunch. I found Notepad. I'm a begineer at computers
and I
didn't realize that it was in Accessories. I don't have time right now to
work on getting my icon so keep your fingers crossed for me. Again, thanx
:-)

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

If Notepad does not appear at StartAll ProgramsAccessories, then I
would
run:
StartRun and type 'sfc /scannow' without quotes and with a space before
/.
sfc = system file checker and it repairs or restores system files from a
protected folder. It begins to sound like you have some system files
missing or corrupted.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
"Kira" wrote in message
...
Thank you for responding Rick. I can't find notepad. Will anything else
work?

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Copy/paste the below into notepad:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Then user file/save_as, call it "show desktop.scf" and save to the
desktop.
Drag this back onto the quicklaunch bar.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know
how
to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this
makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Hi Kira,

In addition to Colin's advice, you should be able to click start/run and
just type notepad and click ok. It will also work if you use wordpad.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Thank you for responding Rick. I can't find notepad. Will anything else
work?

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Copy/paste the below into notepad:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Then user file/save_as, call it "show desktop.scf" and save to the
desktop.
Drag this back onto the quicklaunch bar.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how
to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Hi Jose,
I tried your suggestion again and this time I got the message that Windows
could not find it.-Thanks

"José Gallardo" wrote:

Try this:
StartRun and type without the quotes:
"regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32"

"Kira" escribió en el mensaje ...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly appreciated.

Hi Rick,
Your suggestion did allow me to put an icon on my taskbar but I'm not
sure whether it works or not. Somehow I managed not only to move my taskbasr
to the side of the screen, but now it's in two parts. The regular blue one is
on the right hand side of the screen and a white one is at the top. How do I
get them together and back at the bottom where they belong? I could only get
one taskbar (white) to let me drag the icon to it. Unfortunately, it doesn't
do anything. I thought maybe it might work if the two taskbars were together.
I don't know, I am so confused now. Please help me!!

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

Hi,

Copy/paste the below into notepad:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=EXPLORER.EXE,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Then user file/save_as, call it "show desktop.scf" and save to the desktop.
Drag this back onto the quicklaunch bar.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Kira" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how to
get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.

Kira,

Shell32.dll is a vital system file and Windows won;t load without it. It's
possible you've typed the command-line incorrectly.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Kira" wrote in message
...
Hi Jose,
I tried your suggestion again and this time I got the message that
Windows
could not find it.-Thanks

"José Gallardo" wrote:

Try this:
StartRun and type without the quotes:
"regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32"

"Kira" escribió en el mensaje
...
Can anyone tell me how I could lose my 'Desktop' icon in my 'Quick
Launch'
tray? It just disappeared one day. More importantly, I don't know how
to get
it back or create a new one. I am using Windows XP. I hope this makes
sense.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. It is greatly
appreciated.