Comments on: Restore, Enable and Display the Missing Internet Explorer (IE or IE7) Icon on Windows Vista Desktop

By: smaelz83

smaelz83 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:51:50 +0000

Thanks you.. really helpful.. I manage to restore the IE7 icon on the desktop by regedit the registry

By: shonn

shonn — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:10:35 +0000

Thanks so much! The fix worked perfect! I must have deleted it back accident from my wifes laptop. She got pissed, because she liked the convenience of right clicking and having internet options available to her while at the desktop.

Thanks again!!!

By: Restore Missing or Disappeared IE (Internet Explorer) Desktop Icon in Windows XP SP3 » Tip and Trick

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:19 +0000

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By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:51:03 +0000

OMG, I’ve been searching for a couple of days for the solution, Microsoft.com didn’t help. Ty to Brenda and the My Digital Life. Works like it should again.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:14:36 +0000

Thanks so much for that. I’ve been trying to bring back my IE shortcut for about a week now.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:16:45 +0000

This fix didn’t work for me. I found it all over the internet in forums and in tips others had posted. This is what I did, and perhaps making the registry changes first helped in the icon appearing, but I had to take these extra steps:

Right click on the task bar, you will see the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties. Click the Start Menu tab. Make sure the Start Menu radio button is checked and then choose Customize. Then you will see Customize Start Menu. Toward the bottom of the box you will see Use Default Settings, immediately beneath that you will see Show on Start Menu and beneath that you will see two check boxes. Make sure Internet Link is checked and in the drop down box choose Internet Explorer.

In the Start Menu, right click on the Internet Explorer icon and choose Internet Properties. Click on the Programs tab. The last option in the Programs tab is Internet Programs. Choose Set Programs, then choose set program access and computer defaults, if you are prompted to stop or continue, choose continue, you will see Microsoft Programs, Non Microsoft and Custom. Click the Custom Radio button. The first option is Choose a Default browser, click the Internet Explorer radio button and then click OK and then click out of all open windows.

I hope this works for those for whom the other methods didn’t work.