IE7 Desktop Icon

[John Adams]

I've noticed that on both of my PCs (clean installs of Vista Ultimate one
x64 and one x86), there is no IE7 icon on the desktop. Nor is there an
option to place this icon on the desktop from the Personalization options.

Is this the case for all Vista installations? Is there a workaround to get
the full-featured IE7 shortcut (the one where you can edit IE's properties
and all like in previous versions of Windows)? Why is this icon gone in
Vista?

Anyone know?

- John

 

[Chad Harris]

Hi John--

That's the way Vista ships. But there is the option to go to the Programs
Menu and right click drag copy the icon or if you want to right click drag
move the icon. I personally don't bother. I just make an IE address bar in
my task bar by right clicking the task bar>toolbars>address because it's
twice as fast and it doubles as a run box. It would take me twice as long
to click open an IE icon to get to the address bar.

Good luck,

CH

 

[I eat vista]

see both these 2 links

http://keznews.com/2299_Restore_enable_the_Internent_Explorer_Icon_on_Vista_Desktop

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-internet-explorer-icon-to-windows-vista-desktop/

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

John,

Here is a REG file that can restore the IE icon to the Desktop

"show-ie-icon.reg"
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/108/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I've noticed that on both of my PCs (clean installs of Vista Ultimate one
x64 and one x86), there is no IE7 icon on the desktop. Nor is there an
option to place this icon on the desktop from the Personalization options.

Is this the case for all Vista installations? Is there a workaround to get
the full-featured IE7 shortcut (the one where you can edit IE's properties
and all like in previous versions of Windows)? Why is this icon gone in
Vista?

Anyone know?

- John