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Show Desktop issueI accidentally moved Show Desktop to My Documents.
Assuming that it was merely a shortcut I tried to move it back, but it seems to have been the actual file! I now see to have the 'real' Show Desktop in My Documents and a shortcut in the Quick Launch area, and I don't know where the proper place is the the Show Desktop file so that I can move it back where it came from. What is the best way to rectify the situation? The file is a Windows Explorer command. It should be in the user's
....\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ folder. Example: C:\Documents and Settings\Herbert Eppel\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch John Herbert Eppel wrote: Show quoteHide quote > I accidentally moved Show Desktop to My Documents. > > Assuming that it was merely a shortcut I tried to move it back, but it > seems to have been the actual file! > > I now see to have the 'real' Show Desktop in My Documents and a shortcut > in the Quick Launch area, and I don't know where the proper place is > the the Show Desktop file so that I can move it back where it came from. > > What is the best way to rectify the situation? > On 12.05.2007 17:25 UK Time, John John wrote:
> The file is a Windows Explorer command. It should be in the user's Thanks for your reply - and for the other 2 replies :-)> ...\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ folder. Example: > > > C:\Documents and Settings\Herbert Eppel\Application > Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch > > John You're welcome.
John Herbert Eppel wrote: Show quoteHide quote > On 12.05.2007 17:25 UK Time, John John wrote: > >> The file is a Windows Explorer command. It should be in the user's >> ...\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ folder. Example: >> >> >> C:\Documents and Settings\Herbert Eppel\Application >> Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch >> >> John > > > Thanks for your reply - and for the other 2 replies :-) > Herbert,
You can either copy it back as John John suggested or re-create it by following this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355 -- Show quoteHide quoteNewbie Coder (It's just a name) "Herbert Eppel" <HE@UK> wrote in message news:O9ZYPeHlHHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > I accidentally moved Show Desktop to My Documents. > > Assuming that it was merely a shortcut I tried to move it back, but it > seems to have been the actual file! > > I now see to have the 'real' Show Desktop in My Documents and a shortcut > in the Quick Launch area, and I don't know where the proper place is > the the Show Desktop file so that I can move it back where it came from. > > What is the best way to rectify the situation? > > -- > Herbert Eppel > www.HETranslation.co.uk On Sat, 12 May 2007 10:26:01 +0100, Herbert Eppel <HE@UK> wrote:
> I accidentally moved Show Desktop to My Documents. Copy it (not its shortcut) back to> > Assuming that it was merely a shortcut I tried to move it back, but it > seems to have been the actual file! > > I now see to have the 'real' Show Desktop in My Documents and a shortcut > in the Quick Launch area, and I don't know where the proper place is > the the Show Desktop file so that I can move it back where it came from. > > What is the best way to rectify the situation? Documents and Settings\your-ID-goes-here\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch -- Jay. (remove dashes for legal email address) 
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