IE missing from Desktop.. 1

[Smorgan11]

Hi Guys,

One of my clients is running XP PRo SP1 and the IE icon on the desktop is not there anymore. I have tried looking under desktop properties and customise desktop but it the tick box is ticked.

They are using the "Classic desktop" so the IE option should be there.

Is my only option to re-install IE so that it reappears on the desktop??

Thanks in advice

Simon

 

[bcastner]

You can untick, Apply, tick, apply under Customize Desktop. If that does not work, download and apply:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/ie_desktop_icon.zip

 

[itsgenekramer]

Or you can go to Start>Programs>Internet Explorer....Right click on Internet Explorer and left click on Send To>Desktop (create shortcut)

~Gene

 

[crisc]

itsthekramers, your solution will get a shortcut on the desktop.

But to create the actual IE icon (which has options in the right click menu that normal shortcuts don't have) go to Tools | Internet Options | Advanced and near the bottom of the "Browsing" section, check the box labeled "Show Internet Explorer on the Desktop".

 

[bcastner]

crisc,

Be carefull. That is not a selectable option under IE 6 SP1.

 

[bcastner]

I should mention to Brute Force method:

Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Components.
Untick Internet Explorer
Apply
Tick Internet Explore
Apply

The check again Display Properties, Desktop, Customize Desktop.

 

[Smorgan11]

Thanks guys i will give it a try when i am next at the clients. I should of mentioned it was IE 6 SP1. Also Bcastner that link you gave me the zip file does not appear to be valid just to let you know

Thanks again!

 

[bcastner]

Smorgan11,

The Doug Knox zip file worked for me:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}]
"InfoTip"="@shdoclc.dll,-881"
"LocalizedString"="@shdoclc.dll,-880"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\DefaultIcon]
@="shdoclc.dll,-190"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25, 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00, 64,00,6f,00,63,00,76,00,77,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\shell]
@="OpenHomePage"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\shell\OpenHomePage]
@="Open &Home Page"
"MUIVerb"="@shdoclc.dll,-10241"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\shell\OpenHomePage\Command]
@=hex(2):22,00,43,00,3a,00,5c,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,20, 00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,5c,00,49,00,6e,00,74,00,65,00,72,00,6e,00, 65,00,74,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,5c,00,69, 00,65,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00, 00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:00000024
"HideFolderVerbs"=""
"WantsParseDisplayName"=""
"HideOnDesktopPerUser"=""
****************************************************

I recommend trying it again, perhaps by going directly to the XP Fixes section of his site. Copy/paste is kind of iffy for REG_SZ values of the registry.

http://www.dougknox.com/index.html

 

[crisc]

bcastner wrote:

crisc,

Be carefull. That is not a selectable option under IE 6 SP1.

Hmm, IE6 SP1 is what I have, and it is a selectable option. Must be an XP thing.

 

[ANFPS26]

I always just do a "repair" on IE. It will re-install the icon.

Jim