How to restore the missing Show Desktop icon in the Quick Launch bar?

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Answer:

There are 2 methods you can do:

Method 1:

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.

How to Re-create the Show Desktop Icon on Quick Launch Toolbar:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=190355