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What is Show Desktop?
Show Desktop is a
small software that minimizes all open windows to display the desktop. Show
Desktop was created for Windows 7 but also works as a replacement for Windows
Show Desktop icon in the taskbar on Windows 2000, XP and Vista. We created this
small utility as Microsoft decided not to include Show Desktop in their new
operating system Windows 7, and since we have been working a lot with Windows 7
lately, we missed the Show Desktop icon more and more.
Show Desktop does not hide the Windows Sidebar as the built in
Show Desktop in Windows Vista does; this makes "our" Show Desktop work much
better as we don't want to have the Windows Sidebar minimized.
Requirements
Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7 (Works on both 32-bit & 64-bit
operating systems)
License
This software is free for personal use; if you are a company, school,
or government please contact us for license details. You are not allowed to
charge anything for this software or include it on new computers without written
permission from us.
Installing in Windows 2000, XP or Vista
Simply download and install "ShowDesktopSetup" or "ShowDesktopSetup.exe",
it will automatic install the Show Desktop in the taskbar
Installing in Windows 7
As Microsoft did not make it possible to pin anything to the
Windows 7 taskbar it has to be done manually, please follow these step.
1. Download & Run "ShowDesktopSetup" or "ShowDesktopSetup.exe", you will then
be presented with this warning:
 2. Click YES to continue!
3. The setup will then begin and display this:
4. Follow the instructions in the setup to finish the automatic part of
the setup.
5. When the setup has finished, click on the Windows Start Menu and enter
Show Desktop in the search field (note 1).
6. You will then see the Show Desktop program icon (note 2) in the Windows Start Menu, simply
right-click on the Show Desktop icon and select "Pin to Taskbar" in the pop-up
menu (note 3).
7. You have now finished the installation and the Show Desktop icon is now
visible in the taskbar, you can now move the icon where you want it by holding
down the left mouse button wile dragging the icon.
How to use?
Simply click on the Show Desktop icon in the taskbar to minimize all
open Windows.
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