Show Desktop fails to work

[Guest fh]

I have installed Doug Knox's Show Desktop.scf to my Desktop and dragged it

to the quick start bar. When I click on the icon, nothing happens. The file

name is:

 

"C:\Documents and Settings\Fred\Desktop\Show Desktop.scf"

 

The contents are:

[shell]

 

Command=2

 

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

 

[Taskbar]

 

Command=ToggleDesktop

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: Show Desktop fails to work

 

fh wrote:

> I have installed Doug Knox's Show Desktop.scf to my Desktop and

> dragged it to the quick start bar. When I click on the icon,

> nothing happens. The file name is:

>

> "C:\Documents and Settings\Fred\Desktop\Show Desktop.scf"

>

> The contents are:

> [shell]

>

> Command=2

>

> IconFile=explorer.exe,3

>

> [Taskbar]

>

> Command=ToggleDesktop

 

You mean the Microsoft "Show Desktop" icon?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

 

Essentially a notepad document with the following:

 

[shell]

Command=2

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]

Command=ToggleDesktop

 

Saved as "Show Desktop.scf".

 

Are you sure it is an scf file and not a text file?

(This note in the article:

Note Notepad might automatically append a .txt extension to the file name.

Remove this extension if present. The file name should be Show

Desktop.scf. )

 

Why the extra spacing?

 

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[Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Show Desktop fails to work

 

See if the .SCF file association fix from the following URL helps.

 

File association fixes:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"fh" <04z06ce@comcast.net> wrote in message news:OIUe0tYwHHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

I have installed Doug Knox's Show Desktop.scf to my Desktop and dragged it

to the quick start bar. When I click on the icon, nothing happens. The file

name is:

 

"C:\Documents and Settings\Fred\Desktop\Show Desktop.scf"

 

The contents are:

[shell]

 

Command=2

 

IconFile=explorer.exe,3

 

[Taskbar]

 

Command=ToggleDesktop

[Guest fh]

Re: Show Desktop fails to work

 

I have the extension entered correctly and the contents of the file.

Apparently the extensions are not associated with the proper program. When I

double-click on the .reg file

"scf_assoc_fix.reg" file nothing happens, except the dialogue box opens that

states "windows cannot open this file". When I double-click the "Show

Desktop", it opens in Windows explorer. What is the proper .exe file to

execute the .scf file?

 

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:OQzjFzYwHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> fh wrote:

>> I have installed Doug Knox's Show Desktop.scf to my Desktop and

>> dragged it to the quick start bar. When I click on the icon,

>> nothing happens. The file name is:

>>

>> "C:\Documents and Settings\Fred\Desktop\Show Desktop.scf"

>>

>> The contents are:

>> [shell]

>>

>> Command=2

>>

>> IconFile=explorer.exe,3

>>

>> [Taskbar]

>>

>> Command=ToggleDesktop

>

> You mean the Microsoft "Show Desktop" icon?

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

>

> Essentially a notepad document with the following:

>

> [shell]

> Command=2

> IconFile=explorer.exe,3

> [Taskbar]

> Command=ToggleDesktop

>

> Saved as "Show Desktop.scf".

>

> Are you sure it is an scf file and not a text file?

> (This note in the article:

> Note Notepad might automatically append a .txt extension to the file

> name. Remove this extension if present. The file name should be Show

> Desktop.scf. )

>

> Why the extra spacing?

>

> --

> Shenan Stanley

> MS-MVP

> --

> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Show Desktop fails to work

 

fh wrote:

> I have the extension entered correctly and the contents of the file.

> Apparently the extensions are not associated with the proper program. When I

> double-click on the .reg file

> "scf_assoc_fix.reg" file nothing happens, except the dialogue box opens that

> states "windows cannot open this file". When I double-click the "Show

> Desktop", it opens in Windows explorer. What is the proper .exe file to

> execute the .scf file?

>

> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:OQzjFzYwHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> fh wrote:

>>> I have installed Doug Knox's Show Desktop.scf to my Desktop and

>>> dragged it to the quick start bar. When I click on the icon,

>>> nothing happens. The file name is:

>>>

>>> "C:\Documents and Settings\Fred\Desktop\Show Desktop.scf"

>>>

>>> The contents are:

>>> [shell]

>>>

>>> Command=2

>>>

>>> IconFile=explorer.exe,3

>>>

>>> [Taskbar]

>>>

>>> Command=ToggleDesktop

>> You mean the Microsoft "Show Desktop" icon?

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

>>

>> Essentially a notepad document with the following:

>>

>> [shell]

>> Command=2

>> IconFile=explorer.exe,3

>> [Taskbar]

>> Command=ToggleDesktop

>>

>> Saved as "Show Desktop.scf".

>>

>> Are you sure it is an scf file and not a text file?

>> (This note in the article:

>> Note Notepad might automatically append a .txt extension to the file

>> name. Remove this extension if present. The file name should be Show

>> Desktop.scf. )

>>

>> Why the extra spacing?

 

Look for the SCF fix here:

http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

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