How to create a Show Desktop Icon on my taskbar

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"Mark Tomo" <Mark Tomo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Tried following the steps in the support centre and created a .scf file. I
> followed instructions to copy file to
> WINDOWS\System32\Config\Systemprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\Quick Launch which when completed should automatically create a
> Sho
> Desktop Icon, but when I got to the System Profile folder there wasn't an
> Application Data folder to let me continue. Anybody got any tips to help
> me
> out please????


http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_showdesktop.htm

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Hi Mark,

This is where you might want to place the desktop.scf file:

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

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"Mark Tomo" <Mark Tomo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:444E0A46-423A-409C-90C8-40ECF3F5E1D1@microsoft.com...
> Tried following the steps in the support centre and created a .scf file. I
> followed instructions to copy file to
> WINDOWS\System32\Config\Systemprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\Quick Launch which when completed should automatically create a Sho
> Desktop Icon, but when I got to the System Profile folder there wasn't an
> Application Data folder to let me continue. Anybody got any tips to help me
> out please????