i just found this article online. it helped restorte my original icon eith
all of it's cool features...
regards,
obersurfer
link:
http://www.swfpcug.org/FAQ/outlook.htm#icon
instructions: How do I get my Outlook icon back?
If a user deletes the Outlook icon from his or her desktop, he or she might
be tempted to create a new shortcut to the program to restore the icon.
However, the Outlook icon that the program puts on the desktop is more than
a mere shortcut.
If the user right-clicks the Outlook icon, he or she will see options such
as Properties, which provides quick access to the Outlook profiles on that
machine. Although it's easy to create a new shortcut, if you right-click a
shortcut and select Properties, you'll only get the Properties for that
shortcut; the user won't have access to his or her Outlook profiles.
While there's a fairly complex registry edit that will put the Outlook icon
back on the desktop, tell your users to follow this simple three-step
process instead:
1. Start Outlook. (Note: The user may have to go through Start | Programs |
Microsoft Outlook since the icon was deleted.)
2. Go to Help | Detect And Repair.
3. Run Detect And Repair and select the check box Restore My Shortcuts While
Repairing.
