Quick Launch icon disappeared

Question

original title: taskbar icon

I had an icon for my desktop and without realizing it, it "appeared" on the desktop so i deleted it.  Now my icon is gone from the taskbar and i don't know how to get it back.

Answer 1

I had an icon for my desktop and without realizing it, it "appeared" on the desktop so i deleted it.  Now my icon is gone from the taskbar and i don't know how to get it back. 

If for some reason system restore fails to get your desktop icon back, try these tutorials :

http://www.techiecorner.com/39/how-to-restore-show-desktop-icon-in-quick-launch-bar/

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/restore-missing-desktop-icons-in-windows-vista/

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Answer 2

On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 01:10:40 +0000, KnittingGrammy wrote:

I had an icon for my desktop and without realizing it, it "appeared" on the desktop so i deleted it.  Now my icon is gone from the taskbar and i don't know how to get it back. 

You say "on the taskbar," but I assume you really mean on the Quick

Launch Bar.

Create a text file in Notepad as follows:

[Shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop

Save it as Show Desktop.scf then drag it to the Quick Launch bar.

Or just click on this link:

Restore/Add Show Desktop to Quick Launch (Line 61)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Also note that you can do the same thing with a keyboard shortcut

rather than a shortcut on the Quick Launch bar: the combination of the

Windows key + D or the Windows key + M.

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Ken Blake

Answer 3

Try a System Restore to a Date before the problem started:

Restore Point:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-system-restore/

Do System Restore in Safe Mode, if unable to do it in Normal Mode.

Try tapping F8 at startup, and from the list of startup selections, select Safe Mode by using UP Arrow Key to go there > then hit Enter.

Try a System Restore once there, to pick a Restore Point before your problem..

Click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > pick a different time > Next > etc

http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/system\_restore.htm

Read the above for a very good Graphical display of how to go back more than 5 days in System Restore Points by ticking the correct Box.

Cheers.

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Mick Murphy - Microsoft Partner