To re-create the Show desktop icon yourself

To re-create the Show desktop icon yourself, follow these steps:
 
   1. Click Start, click Run, type notepad in
      the Open box, and then click OK.
 
   2. Carefully copy and then paste the following
          text into the Notepad window:
 
      [Shell]
      Command=2
      IconFile=explorer.exe,3
      [Taskbar]
      Command=ToggleDesktop
 
   3. On the File menu, click Save As,
      and then save the file to your desktop
      as "Show desktop.scf". The Show desktop
      icon is created on your desktop.
 
   4. Click and then drag the Show desktop
      icon to your Quick Launch toolbar.