Can you setup a desktop ICON to launch a website?

[mb224]

Say I have an icon bitmap .. on my desktop ...
Can I set properties for it to launch a website say

http://www.mysite.com

....
In the properties page ....
I set Type of file =icon
Opens with (Internet Explorer)

when I click OK I get an error ...
A filename cannot contain any of these characters
/\*? .....

Is it possible? Please help!!

Thnaks

 

[Veep]

Right-click on desktop.
Select New Shortcut.
Type in

http://www.mySite.com.

Click Next and name your shortcut.

Right-click on the shortcut.
Click the Change Icon button.
Browse to your icon file and select it.

 

[mb224]

thank you.