How do I undelete the Windows "Show Desktop" application?
October 6, 2006 6:32 AM Subscribe
Oops ... I accidentally deleted the "Show Desktop" application from Windows XP. Not just the taskbar shortcut, mind you, but the actual program. What is the easiest way to undelete it? I tried using a restore point, but it didn't work.
This "Show Desktop" thingy is not an application but a small Windows Explorer command file.
posted by rom1 at 6:38 AM on October 6, 2006
posted by rom1 at 6:38 AM on October 6, 2006
WindowsKey+D will do the same thing, only as a keyboard shortcut.
I find it much handier.
posted by unixrat at 6:44 AM on October 6, 2006 [2 favorites]
I find it much handier.
posted by unixrat at 6:44 AM on October 6, 2006 [2 favorites]
Put
posted by grouse at 6:44 AM on October 6, 2006 [2 favorites]
[Shell]in %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Show Desktop.scf.
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
posted by grouse at 6:44 AM on October 6, 2006 [2 favorites]
I find it much handier.
God, me too, but it's funny how as someone who started on the Mac during the days when the mouse was absolutely necessary that I now use mostly keyboard commands and how most Windows users I know are addicted to the "ease" of the mouse, even when it's not easy at all.
(+faved your answer grouse, thanks)
posted by smallerdemon at 6:57 AM on October 6, 2006
God, me too, but it's funny how as someone who started on the Mac during the days when the mouse was absolutely necessary that I now use mostly keyboard commands and how most Windows users I know are addicted to the "ease" of the mouse, even when it's not easy at all.
(+faved your answer grouse, thanks)
posted by smallerdemon at 6:57 AM on October 6, 2006
WindowsKey+D will do the same thing, only as a keyboard shortcut.
I find it much handier.
Thanks! Yay, now I can get rid of one of the icons in my taskbar!
posted by donajo at 7:54 AM on October 6, 2006
I find it much handier.
Thanks! Yay, now I can get rid of one of the icons in my taskbar!
posted by donajo at 7:54 AM on October 6, 2006
WindowsKey+D will do the same thing, only as a keyboard shortcut.
WindowsKey+M does the same.
posted by squeak at 9:20 AM on October 6, 2006
WindowsKey+M does the same.
posted by squeak at 9:20 AM on October 6, 2006
No, WindowsKey+M just minimises everything. Pressing it a second time does nothing, unlike WindowsKey+D which toggles showing/hiding the desktop.
posted by matthewr at 9:45 AM on October 6, 2006
posted by matthewr at 9:45 AM on October 6, 2006
Yeah, but WinKey+Shift+M unminimizes everything.
See also: Raymond Chen on the difference between Minimize All and Show Desktop
posted by grouse at 10:41 AM on October 6, 2006
See also: Raymond Chen on the difference between Minimize All and Show Desktop
posted by grouse at 10:41 AM on October 6, 2006
Learn something new everyday, thanks for the link grouse.
posted by squeak at 2:31 PM on October 6, 2006
posted by squeak at 2:31 PM on October 6, 2006
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BTW, I couldn't get the actual steps to show in Firefox so I had to use IE.
posted by smackfu at 6:35 AM on October 6, 2006