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xp upgrade to sp3 desktop IE icon missing?

Then right-click on the desktop, select properties, select the "desktop" tab, click the "custom" button, but does not show the IE icon option.

According to the information provided by the official Microsoft browser monopoly. Sensitive topic in Windows XP starting from MS07-061 abolished the option to display the "Internet Explorer" icon on the desktop, this change is included in Windows XP SP3. At present, the stand-alone version of Windows XP SP3 has been installed or install the MS07-061 update Windows XP SP2 users will find this option has been canceled. According to Microsoft's official explanation, if we still want to show the IE icon on the desktop, you can Explorer, open the Program Files \ Internet Explorer folder, shortcut, and then for IEXPLORE.EXE manually establish a shortcut to cut to the desktop.

Although Microsoft officials provided us with a solution, but we know that prior to Windows XP on the desktop Internet Explorer icon is not an ordinary shortcut, the icon can achieve some special features. For example, right-click the icon, select "Properties" to open Internet Options from the context menu, or right-click menu, select "to start the add-ons start" (this feature is limited to IE 7). Windows XP SP3, "forced" We will be the original "Internet Explorer" icon replaced by a normal IE shortcut, there are certainly many of my friends feel inconvenient to use. Is there no alternative to achieve some special features of the original?

The solution:

1: Open "My Computer" and then click on the "up" button to find anything, actually have the IE Needless to say, directly pull in to the desktop.

Refresh the desktop can be two kinds: the command method: Start - Run, enter the following command to determine the
cmd /k reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel" /v {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} /d 00000000 /t REG_DWORD /f

If it is a classic desktop theme, and then the next sentence, determined again to refresh your desktop:
cmd /k reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu" /v {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} /d 00000000 /t REG_DWORD /f

Three kinds: the desktop space - Properties - Desktop - Customize Desktop - Desktop icon and then click on the keyboard I or the ALT + I and then determine - application - to determine

4: Expand the registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

Note: When used by Windows Classic theme, it should be as follows:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu

If there is no corresponding branch, then create create a directory called "{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} registry key DWORD (32 bit) its value is modified to 0.

The following code can also be saved for the registry file, double-click import, refresh the desktop can be:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ HideDesktopIcons]

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

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

Five kinds: Open the D drive, create a new folder, remember the folder, named the "Internet Explorer. {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}" without the quotes, and then directly to its folder, pull to the desktop, to see what IE has to reproduce.

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