A new PC that a client wanted me to setup came with IE7 already installed. Not my choice.
But they wondered where the familiar Internet Explorer desktop icon was. If you customize your desktop, the checkbox is gone from that screen also.
Well, it turns out that this is not a bug, but by design.
If you want the IE7 Desktop Icon, the simple instructions are found here.
It requires a registry change, if you aren’t comfortable with the registry, get help. And always backup the registry first before making any changes to it.
Then right click the desktop and select refresh when done.
