"Juan I. Cahis" asked...
> Please tell me how to make a shortcut in the quick launch bar in order
> to force a restart to Windows Explorer. This seems to be the only
> solution to my problem of the Desktop-Without-Icons that I posted a
> couple of days ago in this group.
>
> Thanks
> Juan I. Cahis
> Santiago de Chile (South America)
> Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!


Right click your desktop, choose "New", and "shortcut".

Shutdown, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

Restart, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0

Then right click your new icon and choose "Add To Quick Launch" before doing
anything else.