Ramesh --
Great tip!! Method 1 worked like a charm. Thanks very much.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Click Start, Run and type the command regsvr32 /n /i:U shell32
> (The Show Desktop SCF file should now be available)
>
> Method 2: Manually create the Show Desktop file
> Click Start, Run, and type Notepad. Type the following contents into the
> document.
>
> [Shell]
> Command=2
> IconFile=explorer.exe,3
> [Taskbar]
> Command=ToggleDesktop
>
> Save the file as "ShowDesktop.SCF" [beware of double-extensions. Always use
> double-quotes]
> Drag the file to the QuickLaunch bar.
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "Franktee" <Franktee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:57D2F1A9-C6AC-4805-8E78-D7F18A533838@microsoft.com...
> > Appreciate any help getting back lost desktop icon in taskbar. No restore
> > dates in system restore. Thanks
> > Franktee
>
>