missing icon / short cut

hi

i started my computer in safe mode and then exited and then i noticed that
there is a missing shortcut. i don't know the name so i will do my best to
describe it so hopefully someone understands...

by the start menu there are three slots for short cuts (there is a show
desktop, start internet explorer and the third missing one). the missing one
is similiar to alt+tab that lets you cycle between open
applicaitons...instead the missing icon creates a visual display of all open
apps that look cascaded. does this make any sense to anyone??? how can i
get that shortcut back? what is it called??

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:59:19 -0700, win431
<> wrote:

>hi
>
>i started my computer in safe mode and then exited and then i noticed that
>there is a missing shortcut. i don't know the name so i will do my best to
>describe it so hopefully someone understands...
>
>by the start menu there are three slots for short cuts (there is a show
>desktop, start internet explorer and the third missing one). the missing one
>is similiar to alt+tab that lets you cycle between open
>applicaitons...instead the missing icon creates a visual display of all open
>apps that look cascaded. does this make any sense to anyone??? how can i
>get that shortcut back? what is it called??
>
>thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Do a System Restore to a time before this happened.

i have system restore off....

"Paul Montgomery" wrote:

> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:59:19 -0700, win431
> <> wrote:
>
> >hi
> >
> >i started my computer in safe mode and then exited and then i noticed that
> >there is a missing shortcut. i don't know the name so i will do my best to
> >describe it so hopefully someone understands...
> >
> >by the start menu there are three slots for short cuts (there is a show
> >desktop, start internet explorer and the third missing one). the missing one
> >is similiar to alt+tab that lets you cycle between open
> >applicaitons...instead the missing icon creates a visual display of all open
> >apps that look cascaded. does this make any sense to anyone??? how can i
> >get that shortcut back? what is it called??
> >
> >thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
>
> Do a System Restore to a time before this happened.
>

Hello Win431,

It sounds like you are missing the Switch Between Windows (Flip 3D)
shortcut in Quick Launch. This tutorial will show you how to create
another one and add it back to Quick Launch.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68863-flip-3d.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

win431;792864 Wrote:
> hi
>
> i started my computer in safe mode and then exited and then i noticed
> that
> there is a missing shortcut. i don't know the name so i will do my best
> to
> describe it so hopefully someone understands...
>
> by the start menu there are three slots for short cuts (there is a show
> desktop, start internet explorer and the third missing one). the
> missing one
> is similiar to alt+tab that lets you cycle between open
> applicaitons...instead the missing icon creates a visual display of all
> open
> apps that look cascaded. does this make any sense to anyone??? how can
> i
> get that shortcut back? what is it called??
>
> thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


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On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:21:01 -0700, win431
<> wrote:

>i have system restore off....

It would have worked. Now you know.


>"Paul Montgomery" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:59:19 -0700, win431
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >hi
>> >
>> >i started my computer in safe mode and then exited and then i noticed that
>> >there is a missing shortcut. i don't know the name so i will do my best to
>> >describe it so hopefully someone understands...
>> >
>> >by the start menu there are three slots for short cuts (there is a show
>> >desktop, start internet explorer and the third missing one). the missing one
>> >is similiar to alt+tab that lets you cycle between open
>> >applicaitons...instead the missing icon creates a visual display of all open
>> >apps that look cascaded. does this make any sense to anyone??? how can i
>> >get that shortcut back? what is it called??
>> >
>> >thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
>>
>> Do a System Restore to a time before this happened.
>>

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:21:01 -0700, win431
<> wrote:

> i have system restore off....


That's like telling someone your house burned down and asking what to
do. When you get the reply to make a claim on your insurance, your
reply is "I cancelled my insurance."

Paul Montgomery's suggestion almost certainly would have solved the
problem. There is likely another way to fix it, but I'm afraid I can't
understand the question from your description of the problem. Can you
clarify it.

And for the future, turn System Restore back on and keep it on.
Turning it off is foolhardy.


> "Paul Montgomery" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:59:19 -0700, win431
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > >hi
> > >
> > >i started my computer in safe mode and then exited and then i noticed that
> > >there is a missing shortcut. i don't know the name so i will do my best to
> > >describe it so hopefully someone understands...
> > >
> > >by the start menu there are three slots for short cuts (there is a show
> > >desktop, start internet explorer and the third missing one). the missing one
> > >is similiar to alt+tab that lets you cycle between open
> > >applicaitons...instead the missing icon creates a visual display of all open
> > >apps that look cascaded. does this make any sense to anyone??? how can i
> > >get that shortcut back? what is it called??
> > >
> > >thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
> >
> > Do a System Restore to a time before this happened.
> >

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On Aug 1, 2:21*pm, win431 <win...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> i have system restore off....

Why? Are you concerned about the amount of disk space it takes? If
so, I can show you how to keep System Restore ON and NOT use a lot of
space so that this won't happen to you again..