Creating Program Shortcut on Desktop?

[fc42]

I'm using Windows XP Home. In the past I have always been able to pick on a
program file in Windows Explorer, right-click, and choose "Send to Desktop
(Shortcut)" and a *shortcut* to the program would be placed on my desktop.

For some reason it now sends a copy of the complete program file to the
desktop instead. If I want to send a shortcut, I have to right click,
choose "Create Shortcut," then select the newly-created shortcut,
right-click that, and send *it* to the desktop.

How can I restore this to a one-step process?

 

[Malke]

I'm using Windows XP Home. In the past I have always been able to
pick on a program file in Windows Explorer, right-click, and choose
"Send to Desktop (Shortcut)" and a *shortcut* to the program would be
placed on my desktop.

For some reason it now sends a copy of the complete program file to
the
desktop instead. If I want to send a shortcut, I have to right click,
choose "Create Shortcut," then select the newly-created shortcut,
right-click that, and send *it* to the desktop.

How can I restore this to a one-step process?

Just right-click and drag the executable to the desktop - when you let
go of the right mouse button, you'll get a menu and one of the options
will be to Create Shortcut. Be sure you are working with the executable
(.exe) file and not the program folder.

Malke