How to Restore the IE Icon to the Desktop in Vista

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Add Internet Explorer Icon to Windows XP / Vista Desktop More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Michael Bronstine | permalink
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I know what you are thinking. Can’t I just make a shortcut? Of course you can. But using this tweak you can recreate the native Internet Explorer icon the way it used to be in prior versions of Windows.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-internet-explorer-icon-to-windows-vista-desktop/ ^[1]

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Restore, Enable and Display the Missing Internet Explorer (IE) Icon on Windows Vista Desktop - Tech Journey More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Nirvan Bhudai | permalink
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Windows Vista does not place Internet Explorer (currently Internet Explorer 7 namely IE7) icon or shortcut on desktop. Even if initially there is IE desktop icon, once you delete or hide the IE icon, it’s pretty hard …

For further reading: https://techjourney.net/restore-enable-and-display-the-missing-internet-explorer-ie-icon-on-windows-vista-desktop/ ^[2]

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Return familiar icons to your Vista desktop More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Digital Satan | permalink
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While Microsoft has made Vista’s desktop a clean environment, they completely removed all of the familiar icons from Windows XP. Greg Shultz explains how you can return Computer, Documents, Network, and Internet Explorer icons to your desktop.
For further reading: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/return-familiar-icons-to-your-vista-desktop/ ^[3]

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Restore Missing or Disappeared IE (Internet Explorer) Desktop Icon in Windows XP SP3 - Tip and Trick More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by LISA PANTONE | permalink
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In Windows XP SP3 system, no matter it’s been upgraded from Windows XP with no service pack, SP1 or SP2 with XP SP3 standalone update package or Windows/Microsoft/Automatic Update, or …

For further reading: http://www.tipandtrick.net/restore-missing-or-disappeared-ie-internet-explorer-desktop-icon-in-windows-xp-sp3/ ^[4]

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How to restore internet explorer icon to the list of all programs More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Sapphire Dragon | permalink
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how to restore internet explorer icon to the list of all Programs above the Start Button?

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/248086-44-restore-internet-explorer-icon-list-programs ^[5]

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How can I add the Internet Explorer icon back to the Windows Vista desktop? More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by antoinette dumon | permalink
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How can I add the Internet Explorer icon back to the Windows Vista desktop? Someone at the Microsoft Windows Vista design team thought it would be very neat to give us an operating system that had no icons on the desktop. "They’re smart enough to find what they need" they said. Well, I hate it, […]
For further reading: https://www.petri.com/add_ie_icon_to_the_desktop_in_vista ^[6]

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Category: Fun | 9 years, 3 month(s) ago

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LISA PANTONE, Digital Satan, Michael Bronstine, antoinette dumon, Nirvan Bhudai, Sapphire Dragon

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

2. https://techjourney.net/restore-enable-and-display-the-missing-internet-explorer-ie-icon-on-windows-vista-desktop/

3. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/return-familiar-icons-to-your-vista-desktop/

4. http://www.tipandtrick.net/restore-missing-or-disappeared-ie-internet-explorer-desktop-icon-in-windows-xp-sp3/

5. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/248086-44-restore-internet-explorer-icon-list-programs

6. https://www.petri.com/add_ie_icon_to_the_desktop_in_vista