SubscribeVista: IE7 Desktop Icon Has Disappeared
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Internet Explorer Tips, Windows Vista Tips |How to enable the Internet Explorer 7 icon to be on the desktop if it has disappeared.
1. Click Start and type REGEDIT.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Explorer
then HideDesktopIcons
then NewStartPanel
3. In the right hand pane, double-click the {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} key.
If this key doesn’t exist, you can right-click NewStartPanel and click New > DWORD Value. Give it a name of {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
4. Give the key a value of 0.
5. Close REGEDIT and go to the desktop. You can press the F5 key on your keyboard to refesh it. Now the Internet Explorer icon should appear.
by jozh, on April 30 2008 @ 9:07 am
did not help
by Pinche, on May 14 2008 @ 10:30 am
Worked like a charm. Thanks.