Hi,
"Show Desktop" does just that, it clears the desktop, whether you use the
icon or WindowsKey+d. If you want to just minimize the open Windows without
removing the Sidebar, use the WindowsKey+m to minimize. It's done this way
by design.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"oscar" <oscar@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> I've noticed the same thing: if I click on Show Desktop on taskbar, the
> screen will show the desktop but not the sidebar and gadgets. I have to go
> back to another window, minimize it to get gadgets back on desktop. I see
> no
> reason why Vista should be doing this. This seems to be poor software
> development which is another example of why a recent survey revealed that
> almost 47 % of current Windows users will not upgrade to Vista. 47 %! Is
> Miscrosoft paying attention?
>
> Besides a couple other quirks, my Vista machine works like a charm.
>
> Oscar
>
> "Robert Firth" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Well, the gadgets aren't technically on the desktop - they aren't part of
>> explorer.exe. The sidebar program is separate. I know that doesn't help
>> you,
>> but I thought it might help you to know that it is normal and why. I
>> agree
>> with you though, when I first tried it I expected the same.
>>
>> Robert Firth
>> http://www.winvistainfo.org
>>
>> "kerry" <kerry@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:25704DE2-F570-4E27-BF95-82603E9A97C0@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Hey, the show desktop icon is pretty neat... I have brand new laptop
>> > and
>> > want
>> > to use the show desktop icon to quickly access my sidebar/gadgets. But
>> > only
>> > the left hand icons appear. So I moved the gadgets off the sidebar,
>> > closed
>> > it and still the gadgets don't show. Why would microsoft tease me like
>> > that?.. what is the point of gadgets if I can't get to them easily and
>> > quickly? But if I minimise everything, then the gadgets on desktop
>> > show..
>> > but
>> > then what's the point of the quick access icon...
>>