To re-create the Show Desktop icon on the Quick Launch toolbar:
Use a text editor to create a *text* file with the following lines:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Save this new file as a Show Desktop.scf in the Windows\System
or Winnt\System32 folder.
Quit Notepad.
Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the Show Desktop.scf
file, and then click Create Shortcut.
Copy the new shortcut to the appropriate folder. In Windows 95/98:
Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
In Windows 2000/XP, copy the shortcut to
this folder: Winnt\System32
Rename the shortcut to Desktop.
The Show Desktop icon automatically appears on the Quick Launch toolbar.