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re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 11:50 am Posted by Steve (1481 messages posted) Sandy...How did you uninstall?? To properly uninstall a program that isn't listed in the add remove is to run the uninstall manually.. by going to start/run and typing c:\windows\uninst.exe -f"[Location of .isu file]" Example: C:\Windows\uninst.exe -f"C:\Program Files\Sim Town\DeIsL1.isu" This will open the uninstall shield, and remove the program properly...maybe you just need to re-install and then properly uninstall it again? On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 10:59 am, Sandy wrote: >I recently posted this message: > >"After we loaded a game (SimTown) into our computer, the Show Desktop icon disappeared >and the SimTown icon replaced it. Now "Show Desktop" no longer works. I've tried >deleting the shortcut and replacing it by creating a new file but when the shortcut >comes back it's still the SimTown icon. Can anyone sort this mess out?" > >and got this response: > >Open notepad. Copy the following text into it and save it as: Show Desktop.scf >[Shell] >Command=2 >IconFile=explorer.exe,3 >kbar] >Command >[Tas =ToggleDesktop" > >However, I've already tried that a couple of times and the command still doesn't >work. Somehow the "Show Desktop" command has become mixed up with the game SimTown. >The "file type" for Show Desktop comes up as SimTown Sounds. There is a file that >might be involved in all this - DeIsL2.isu. When I first tried to uninstall SimTown >the computer said it couldn't uninstall because this file wasn't available. But when >I checked manually, it was there. I have since managed to uninstall SimTown. > >I realize this might be too complicated for this forum but I'm giving it another >try.... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 12:03 pm Posted by Bobstur (2225 messages posted) If what you posted for Show Desktop.scf is what you actually have it's no wonder. It should be: [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop Bob Sturtevant  http://users.adelphia.net/~bobstur/ Please reply in the forum and let us know. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 1:34 pm Posted by Sandy (12 messages posted) Steve - I don't remember how I uninstalled last time, but just for fun I reinstalled SimTown and uninstalled again. Then I deleted the Show Desktop icon and recreated Show Desktop.scf as per Bobstur's post. The Show Desktop command reappeared on my task bar as a SimTown icon and is still "Type: SimTown Sounds". Perhaps I'll have to learn to live with it..... On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 11:50 am, Steve wrote: >Sandy...How did you uninstall?? To properly uninstall a program that isn't listed >in the add remove is to run the uninstall manually.. by going to start/run and typing >c:\windows\uninst.exe -f"[Location of .isu file]" >Example: >C:\Windows\uninst.exe -f"C:\Program Files\Sim Town\DeIsL1.isu" >This will open the uninstall shield, and remove the program properly...maybe you >just need to re-install and then properly uninstall it again? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 2:13 pm Posted by Steve (1481 messages posted) Sandy, You don't have to live with it.. sounds like a the sims town changed a file association...open Windows explorer/ choose tools/ folder options/ file types...scroll down and see if you find an association listed for .scf and post back what you find there... On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 1:34 pm, Sandy wrote: >Steve - I don't remember how I uninstalled last time, but just for fun I reinstalled >SimTown and uninstalled again. Then I deleted the Show Desktop icon and recreated >Show Desktop.scf as per Bobstur's post. The Show Desktop command reappeared on my >task bar as a SimTown icon and is still "Type: SimTown Sounds". > >Perhaps I'll have to learn to live with it..... > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 2:24 pm Posted by Steve (1481 messages posted) Took me a few minutes to find as I don't have it associated with any thing on my computer...this is it's proper association: scf=SHCmdFile On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 2:13 pm, Steve wrote: >Sandy, You don't have to live with it.. sounds like a the sims town changed a file >association...open Windows explorer/ choose tools/ folder options/ file types...scroll >down and see if you find an association listed for .scf and post back what you >find there... > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 3:34 pm Posted by Sandy (12 messages posted) Thanks for the encouragement! According to the Folder Options there are no .scf filetypes. The file does exist however. Interestingly, since my last post the Show Desktop icon has changed from the SimTown icon to something else. It still doesn't work however... On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 2:13 pm, Steve wrote: >Sandy, You don't have to live with it.. sounds like a the sims town changed a file >association...open Windows explorer/ choose tools/ folder options/ file types...scroll >down and see if you find an association listed for .scf and post back what you >find there... > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 4:00 pm Posted by Steve (1481 messages posted) Sandy, go back to folder options/ file types click on new...type scf into the box and then click on advanced.. another box should show you it's association which should be Windows Explorer....Okay after you check that...are you sure you are saving the showdesktop.scf correctly?? by default it will save as showdesktop.scf.txt...unless you look to the next line down from where your inputing the filename and click on the down arrow and choose All Files before you save it??? On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 3:34 pm, Sandy wrote: >Thanks for the encouragement! According to the Folder Options there are no .scf filetypes. >The file does exist however. Interestingly, since my last post the Show Desktop icon >has changed from the SimTown icon to something else. It still doesn't work however... > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 6:52 pm Posted by Sandy (12 messages posted) Thank you! It works! The association was SimTown Sounds --- I changed it to Windows Explorer and it now works the way it's supposed to. I'm very happy to have it back! Thanks for the help. On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 4:00 pm, Steve wrote: >Sandy, go back to folder options/ file types click on new...type scf into the box >and then click on advanced.. another box should show you it's association which should >be Windows Explorer....Okay after you check that...are you sure you are saving the >showdesktop.scf correctly?? by default it will save as showdesktop.scf.txt...unless >you look to the next line down from where your inputing the filename and click on >the down arrow and choose All Files before you save it??? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 7:00 pm Posted by Steve (1481 messages posted) I knew you'd get there .....:) good deal! On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 6:52 pm, Sandy wrote: >Thank you! It works! The association was SimTown Sounds --- I changed it to Windows >Explorer and it now works the way it's supposed to. I'm very happy to have it back! >Thanks for the help. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] and finally the solution! Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 9:20 pm Posted by horatio (1 messages posted) Found the solution dude! ok so here it goes: 1. in a new text file type this in: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scf] @="SHCmdFile" "ZAMailSafeExt"="zm5" 2. save the file as "fix.reg" without the quotes 3.where ever you saved it double click it and say yes to allow the registry to be updated. 4.Now try that desktop.scf shorcut if you don't have it here it goes again save all of the following in a text file name "showdesktop.scf" without the quotes [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 5.double click showdesktop.scf TADA! reply if this helps please. no seriously guys the least you could do I mean come on! horatio [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: and finally the solution! Friday, February 6, 2004 at 7:17 am Posted by Jim Harrington (1 messages posted) Works like a charm, and only takes about 8 seconds. This has been driving me nuts--and I gather many others too. Thanks! Jim On Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 9:20 pm, horatio wrote: >Found the solution dude! > >ok so here it goes: > >1. in a new text file type this in: > >Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scf] >@="SHCmdFile" >"ZAMailSafeExt"="zm5" > >2. save the file as "fix.reg" without the quotes > >3.where ever you saved it double click it >and say yes to allow the registry to be updated. > >4.Now try that desktop.scf shorcut >if you don't have it here it goes again >save all of the following in a text file >name "showdesktop.scf" without the quotes > >[Shell] >Command=2 >IconFile=explorer.exe,3 >[Taskbar] >Command=ToggleDesktop > >5.double click showdesktop.scf >TADA! reply if this helps please. >no seriously guys the least you could >do I mean come on! > >horatio [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Show Desktop Monday, February 23, 2004 at 8:06 pm Posted by john (1 messages posted) Thank God someone knew how to fix that problem. TYVM Steve you da the Mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 6:52 pm, Sandy wrote: >Thank you! It works! The association was SimTown Sounds --- I changed it to Windows >Explorer and it now works the way it's supposed to. I'm very happy to have it back! >Thanks for the help. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: and finally the solution! Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 10:56 pm Posted by carlos (1 messages posted) you are just to awsome, thanks On Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 9:20 pm, horatio wrote: > >Found the solution dude! > >ok so here it goes: > >1. in a new text file type this in: > >Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scf] >@="SHCmdFile" >"ZAMailSafeExt"="zm5" > >2. save the file as "fix.reg" without the quotes > >3.where ever you saved it double click it >and say yes to allow the registry to be updated. > >4.Now try that desktop.scf shorcut >if you don't have it here it goes again >save all of the following in a text file >name "showdesktop.scf" without the quotes > >[Shell] >Command=2 >IconFile=explorer.exe,3 >[Taskbar] >Command=ToggleDesktop > >5.double click showdesktop.scf >TADA! reply if this helps please. >no seriously guys the least you could >do I mean come on! > >horatio [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: and finally the solution! Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 7:46 am Posted by ccStarsky (1 messages posted) SimTown vs. show desktop - one more time. In trying to apply the solution, I'm getting: Cannot import fix.reg: The specified file is not a registry script. You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor. So, then, I launch regedit and attempt the import, only to get the same message, more or less. Anyone willing to take one more try at this issue? OS is XP Pro SP2 and all up to date. Thanks, ccStarsky On Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 9:20 pm, horatio wrote: > >Found the solution dude! > >ok so here it goes: > >1. in a new text file type this in: > >Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scf] >@="SHCmdFile" >"ZAMailSafeExt"="zm5" > >2. save the file as "fix.reg" without the quotes > >3.where ever you saved it double click it >and say yes to allow the registry to be updated. > >4.Now try that desktop.scf shorcut >if you don't have it here it goes again >save all of the following in a text file >name "showdesktop.scf" without the quotes > >[Shell] >Command=2 >IconFile=explorer.exe,3 >[Taskbar] >Command=ToggleDesktop > >5.double click showdesktop.scf >TADA! reply if this helps please. >no seriously guys the least you could >do I mean come on! > >horatio [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum