Create Desktop Icon

[Donald Jacobs]

I'm trying to create a desktop(DT) icon which will take me to yahoo
mail. I am using XP. I right click on the DT, select new, then select
icon. I enter in the first window "http://mail.yahoo.com/" without the
". I then go next and give the icon a name "Yahoo Mail". Then I click
on finish. The icon appears on the DT. If I check its properties it
has exactly what I entered.

But when I open it I get a screen asking what I want to open it with.
I've selected the IE option and specified to always use that but I keep
getting the "open with what" message.

Can anyone give me some assistance on this.

Don Jacobs

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm trying to create a desktop(DT) icon which will take me to yahoo
mail. I am using XP. I right click on the DT, select new, then select
icon. I enter in the first window "http://mail.yahoo.com/" without the
". I then go next and give the icon a name "Yahoo Mail". Then I click
on finish. The icon appears on the DT. If I check its properties it
has exactly what I entered.

But when I open it I get a screen asking what I want to open it with.
I've selected the IE option and specified to always use that but I keep
getting the "open with what" message.

Can anyone give me some assistance on this.

Don Jacobs

Rather than try to create a desktop shortcut in the same manner as one
would do to open an application, why not simply click & drag your Yahoo
Mail Internet favorite (or Netscape/Firefox/Mozilla bookmark) to the
desktop?


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[Donald Jacobs]

Bruce; I am unable to click and drag the Yahoo Mail Internet favorite to
the desktop. I'll try it again.
Don

 

[Donald Jacobs]

Got it to work. Thanks for the help.
Don

Bruce; I am unable to click and drag the Yahoo Mail Internet favorite to
the desktop. I'll try it again.
Don