Just delete the icon - it's only a shortcut.
You can ONLY delete programs in Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
in fact when you delete the icon it will TELL you that you are not removing
the program.
In most cases, desktop icons are shortcuts--pointers to a
program, not the program itself. Removing them leaves the program
intact.
However, be careful. What I say above is not necessarily true,
and it's possible to put an actual program on the desktop. You
can tell a shortcut from a program by the small curved arrow in
the lower left corner of a shortcut icon.
Yes, for most people, you're certainly right. I know a couple of
people, however, who insist on using the desktop as a place to
download all files to. I think it's very poor practice, but I'm
been unable to convince them.
I personally wouldn't go to someone else's machine and delete any
old file I found on the desktop, assuming it was just a shortcut,
without checking to be sure.
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