the desktop button on the left task bar

reflux · 31 Oct 2009 at 12:31

Archibald0 said:
I installed this little Icon
http://www.blogsdna.com/5097/how-to-pin-show-desktop-option-to-windows-7-taskbar.htm

Just pin it to taskbar and BAM you have the same show desktop way as the windows of olde

That is excellent, thanks. The standard W7 show desktop minimizes everything, including RocketDock, which is pretty useless. Why they have to fix things that weren't broken before....

Cheers anyway

nade · 31 Oct 2009 at 15:41

Reality|Bites said:
ah thank you

another question

How do I stop my hdds spinning down avery 5 mins? I've looked in power options and found nothing.

I've found the setting under Power Options >> Change advanced power settings >> Hard Disk >> Turn off hard disk after:

Is that set to 5mins? Mine by default is 20 mins.

Lakeland · 31 Oct 2009 at 15:48

I love the new show desktop feature, so annoying now using an xp machine where you have to spend time pointing the arrow at the right icon. much easier to move the mouse as far right and down as possible and just click

ShakenNstirred · 31 Oct 2009 at 15:49

Mammalian you need to read the rules. you sig you cant put you company in there

OcUK rules
"You may not promote any website or business you have a financial or other interest in, or use the popularity of this community to help build one of your own. The forums are here to allow people to freely share knowledge, not provide them with personal financial gain, or free advertising."

buy_my_cookies · 31 Oct 2009 at 19:23

ah, i missed that desktop button so much thanks for this,

Uther · 31 Oct 2009 at 22:36

Great, every day I learn something new about W7.Coming from XP though thats probably not hard!

unwashed potato! · 31 Oct 2009 at 23:57

ShakenNstirred said:
Mammalian you need to read the rules. you sig you cant put you company in there

OcUK rules
"You may not promote any website or business you have a financial or other interest in, or use the popularity of this community to help build one of your own. The forums are here to allow people to freely share knowledge, not provide them with personal financial gain, or free advertising."

someone mentioned it before when i asked for some business advice and it was mentioned that it was ok just as long as i don't promote my company in posts e.g. post threads that i'm a web designer advertising asking if anyone needs a designer etc. i simply put my company there for interest reason just as many other members do that have a website, i work in a small area and would not expect to get any customers through this forum.