Accidentally lost your show desktop icon in windows XP?  Here’s how to get it back.  Open a text document in notepad and write the following:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

Save the following file as “Show Desktop.scf” and drag it back into the quick launch toolbar. That’s it!

Desktop Icon Restore Show Desktop Icon In Quick Launch Toolbar Windows XP

More:  The Quick Launch toolbar uses the files in the following folder:
%userprofile%Application DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch

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