free point and click program that does this
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"Dave" <dbarrat@nospam.bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Hi again folks,
>
> When I initially installed Vista Ultimate I was able to put the Internet
> Explorer 7 icon on my Desktop, not as a shortcut, but as the actual
> application where you can right click on it & adjust the properties.
>
> Since re-installing Vista, all I can get is a shortcut that I drag from
> the Start Menu.
>
> Does anyone know how to get the "proper" icon on my Desktop?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave.