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What happened to my Show Desktop Icon in Fast Start menu when I upgraded to Firefox 4?

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I value and often use the SHOW DESKTOP button that has always been in my QUICK START MENU ... until I recently upgraded to the newest version of Firefox since it promised to be faster (and my online experience in spite of paying for "high speed" is all but fast!). I see that icon was not simply moved, but REMOVED and I'm not at all happy about that. What happened to it and how do I get it back? Thank you. (By the way, I do NOT want fancy instructions with a bunch of techy words. I need the answer in a format that a 1st grader can follow. Thanks.)

I value and often use the SHOW DESKTOP button that has always been in my QUICK START MENU ... until I recently upgraded to the newest version of Firefox since it promised to be faster (and my online experience in spite of paying for "high speed" is all but fast!). I see that icon was not simply moved, but REMOVED and I'm not at all happy about that. What happened to it and how do I get it back? Thank you. (By the way, I do NOT want fancy instructions with a bunch of techy words. I need the answer in a format that a 1st grader can follow. Thanks.)

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You can create a new shortcut easily enough. Just drag the one in the Quick Launch bar out with the right mouse button and then choose "Create Shortcut Here" from the menu you'll get.

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You've got a shortcut on your desktop presumably. Drag that on to the Windows Taskbar. Don't worry, the original will remain in place.

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That would NOT be correct. The missing icon is the ONE I'd moved to my quick start to clear my desk top - years ago and it's been great! Now I don't have ANY. I really wish programs like Firefox would leave these kinds of things alone when "upgrading." Thanks.

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You can create a new shortcut easily enough. Just drag the one in the Quick Launch bar out with the right mouse button and then choose "Create Shortcut Here" from the menu you'll get.

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I found another solution. Thanks for all your help.

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You're welcome.