Restore "Show Desktop" shortcut on the left side of Taskbar (Windows XP)

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Restore "Show Desktop" shortcut on the left side of Taskbar (Windows XP)

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The "Show Desktop" shortcut on the left side of my Taskbar has disappeared. I cannot find a way to restore it. (Running Windows XP).

Please help me restore this convenient feature.(I could not find any search in MS's web site that was helpful.)

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Alan old guy wrote:

The "Show Desktop" shortcut on the left side of my Taskbar has disappeared. I cannot find a way to restore it. (Running Windows XP).

Please help me restore this convenient feature.

(I could not find any search in MS's web site that was helpful.)

Not to put too fine of a point on it...

http://tinyurl.com/34ddcqj

Some answers from that...

How to re-create the Show desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

(Microsoft)

Restore the Show Desktop icon to Quick Launch bar in Windows XP and Windows Vista

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ShowDesktop.htm

Is your "Show Desktop icon" in XP missing ?

http://www.windows-help-central.com/show-desktop-icon-in-xp-missing.html

Any of those can walk you through it.

*NOTE*: you will need to have the "Quick Launch bar" turned on...