Frank

Dave wrote:
> 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.

Here is the.reg file that will put the actual IE shortcut on your desktop.
Frank

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"=dword:00000000