I have a dell pc with XP and IE 6. On my desktop is only a shortcut to IE.
How do I get the regular icon that I can right click and see properties so I
can delete cookite-temp files etc. I have gone into the desktop properties
and the check is by the IE on desktop-tried taking it off and then on again
but only get shortcuts. Even tried finding the target in the program files
and tried to copy the file but again still get shortcut. Can any one help?

Hi Old Bob,

There are two possibilities. First, see if this command helps, from
Start/Run:

regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Old Bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a dell pc with XP and IE 6. On my desktop is only a shortcut to IE.
> How do I get the regular icon that I can right click and see properties so
> I
> can delete cookite-temp files etc. I have gone into the desktop
> properties
> and the check is by the IE on desktop-tried taking it off and then on
> again
> but only get shortcuts. Even tried finding the target in the program
> files
> and tried to copy the file but again still get shortcut. Can any one
> help?

Are there any spaces in this command?

"Old Bob" wrote:

> I have a dell pc with XP and IE 6. On my desktop is only a shortcut to IE.
> How do I get the regular icon that I can right click and see properties so I
> can delete cookite-temp files etc. I have gone into the desktop properties
> and the check is by the IE on desktop-tried taking it off and then on again
> but only get shortcuts. Even tried finding the target in the program files
> and tried to copy the file but again still get shortcut. Can any one help?

Yes, copy past the text exactly, I gave.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Old Bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Are there any spaces in this command?
>
> "Old Bob" wrote:
>
>> I have a dell pc with XP and IE 6. On my desktop is only a shortcut to
>> IE.
>> How do I get the regular icon that I can right click and see properties
>> so I
>> can delete cookite-temp files etc. I have gone into the desktop
>> properties
>> and the check is by the IE on desktop-tried taking it off and then on
>> again
>> but only get shortcuts. Even tried finding the target in the program
>> files
>> and tried to copy the file but again still get shortcut. Can any one
>> help?