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Click Start/ Find /Files or Folders, or Start/ Search /For Files or Folders and seacrh for *.scf.Drag the Show Desktop file from the c:\windows\system folder to the quick lanch bar to create a shortcut for it there.NOTE: If the Show Desktop icon is missing from the Quick Launch Bar, you can recreate it by following this article:
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Click Start/ Find /Files or Folders, or Start/ Search /For Files or Folders and seacrh for *.scf.Drag the Show Desktop file from the c:\windows\system folder to the quick lanch bar to create a shortcut for it there.NOTE: If the Show Desktop icon is missing from the Quick Launch Bar, you can recreate it by following this article:

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190355 How to Re-create the Show Desktop Icon on Quick Launch Toolbar &nbsp;<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355</a>
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190355 How to Re-create the Show Desktop Icon on Quick Launch Toolbar  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355]

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As Lee said. And here is a KB article from Microsoft.<br />
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Your Desktop Icons Are Missing in Windows XP: <br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330170" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330170</a><br />

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As Lee said. And here is a KB article from Microsoft.

Your Desktop Icons Are Missing in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330170 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330170]


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After a fresh install of XP, desktop icons not showing with the exception of Recycle Bin. Can create shortcuts and they show, and Taskbar and Start menu are fine. Same for all users.
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After a fresh install of XP, desktop icons not showing with the exception of Recycle Bin. Can create shortcuts and they show, and Taskbar and Start menu are fine. Same for all users.

Desktop icons not showing

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.