Hi Dave,
You can restore the icon using a registry edit. See:
Where is the Internet Explorer desktop icon in Windows Vista?:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/108/1/
Look for the file "show-ie-icon.reg" in the Attachments section of that page.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
"Dave" <dbarrat@nospam.bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:0D50C9D0-7FF6-49FC-99C7-6AA8B362993B@microsoft.com...
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.