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 Internet Explorer Desktop Icon - Create in Windows 7 How to Create and Add a "Internet Explorer" Desktop Icon in Windows 7 Published 07 Jun 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #1 |
| | IE8 icon didn't appear in my Windows 7 after that. Any idea why ? Last edited by Brink; 27 Jul 2011 at 12:09 PM.. Reason: moved |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #2 |
| | Hello Magic, and welcome to Seven Forums. Do you have IE9 installed instead? If so, IE8 will no longer be available. Did you use the correct 32-bit or 64-bit REG file download for your 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7? If so, did you refresh the desktop? If so, you might see if logging off and on, or restarting the computer may have it appear afterwards. |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #3 |
| | I have IE8 installed. truth is: when I first ran the 64bit version (as my Windows 7) I saw the icon. but after I restarted the PC last night, the icon was gone, and I can't recreate it anymore. |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #4 |
| | Magic, I've added a bit more to the REG file below to include other locations that may be the cause of this for you. After downloading and merging it, log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply and hopefully add it back for you. Did you do anything like change the default location of the Program Files folders? |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #5 |
| | didn't help also  and, my program files are in default location. |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #6 |
| | Hmm, ok. Could you right click on each of the HideDesktopIcons keys in the left pane of the registry (regedit.exe) at the locations below, click on Export, save to your desktop, and upload them here? I'll be happy to take a look at them to see if I may be able to spot what may be causing this for you. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons I also updated the REG files in the tutorial to include these locations as well if you would like to download and try them again. |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #7 |
| | sure. take a look |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #8 |
| | Ah, it looks like you tried to add the IE icon previously using an older Vista method that's not compatible with Windows 7. The REG file below will remove these incompatible entries from the locations you posted above. After downloading and merging it, log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply and hopefully have the IE icon from this tutorial on your desktop. Magic.reg |
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| 27 Jul 2011 | #9 |
| | Thanks for the reply man! I applied that fix, but I still don't have an icon on the desktop |
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