Vista - Add the IE Icon to your Windows Vista desktop

**Lyte** · 11-01-2007, 07:32 PM

Yeah, a shortcut would seem quicker and easier but if you follow these directions you'll have the advantage of being able to right click on the icon and change up all the IE properties you want. You can't do that through a shortcut.

As always, before you mess with your registry, take a back up of it in case you make a boo boo!

Code:

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

Completed correctly your icon should look like this...

harshads · 02-09-2008, 06:06 AM

hmm...quiet interesting trick!
I used this trick and did well on my vista operating system.But I just want to ask you further on this topic.
Can I use this trick for some other applications?If is it so how can I do it?
I am eager to know and waiting for your reply!

saggygenius · 02-09-2008, 08:09 AM

yea
me too curious about it
can we do it to other apps like FF or any other app

**Lyte** · 02-11-2008, 05:24 PM

I don't see why not but that's the first one I figured out! I don't like to offer too many suggestions that involve changing the registry but ... I'll look into it!

Lyte