How to remove Internet Explorer icon from Desktop Toolbar?

[Guest ScottShell]

I've been looking for the answer to this from a Google search and can't find

the answer. The IE7 icon is *not* on my desktop, which is good. It's in my

Quick Launch toolbar where I want it. However it *is* in my Desktop Toolbar.

Everytime I delete it, it comes back mysteriously after 5-10 minutes.

 

Scott

[Guest Smirnoff]

Re: How to remove Internet Explorer icon from Desktop Toolbar?

 

 

 

"ScottShell" <ScottShell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I've been looking for the answer to this from a Google search and

> can't find

> the answer. The IE7 icon is *not* on my desktop, which is good. It's

> in my

> Quick Launch toolbar where I want it. However it *is* in my Desktop

> Toolbar.

> Everytime I delete it, it comes back mysteriously after 5-10 minutes.

>

> Scott

 

Not sure what you mean by "Desktop Toolbar".

I normally refer to the bar at the bottom as:

Start Button - Quick Launch - Task Bar - System Tray.

[Guest David Webb]

Re: How to remove Internet Explorer icon from Desktop Toolbar?

 

 

"Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

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>

>

> "ScottShell" <ScottShell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9ACAD6CB-7AC2-43C2-AE2F-B1EDC151F166@microsoft.com...

> > I've been looking for the answer to this from a Google search and

> > can't find

> > the answer. The IE7 icon is *not* on my desktop, which is good. It's

> > in my

> > Quick Launch toolbar where I want it. However it *is* in my Desktop

> > Toolbar.

> > Everytime I delete it, it comes back mysteriously after 5-10 minutes.

> >

> > Scott

>

> Not sure what you mean by "Desktop Toolbar".

> I normally refer to the bar at the bottom as:

> Start Button - Quick Launch - Task Bar - System Tray.

>

 

Smirnoff,

 

Right click on your Taskbar then select Toolbars > Desktop.

You'll now have a new item in your line-up....the Desktop Toolbar.

[Guest Elmo]

Re: How to remove Internet Explorer icon from Desktop Toolbar?

 

ScottShell wrote:

> I've been looking for the answer to this from a Google search and can't find

> the answer. The IE7 icon is *not* on my desktop, which is good. It's in my

> Quick Launch toolbar where I want it. However it *is* in my Desktop Toolbar.

> Every time I delete it, it comes back mysteriously after 5-10 minutes.

 

XP replaces protected system files and that particular icon is one.

Right-click it, click Properties and Internet Options opens rather than

the normal shortcut properties. So even though you've elected to hide

the IE icon on the Desktop, it's still there, and apparently shows up on

the Desktop toolbar. You can't remove a couple other icons either,

Recycle Bin and My Network Places e.g..

 

But you can create a new Toolbar, name it similarly, and copy/drag the

shortcuts you want to that Toolbar.

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest ScottShell]

Re: How to remove Internet Explorer icon from Desktop Toolbar?

 

Thanks for the response, but I found out how to do it from this page:

 

Hide Internet Explorer Icon from the Desktop

http://www.mydesktophelp.com/tips/ie11.php

 

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> ScottShell wrote:

> > I've been looking for the answer to this from a Google search and can't find

> > the answer. The IE7 icon is *not* on my desktop, which is good. It's in my

> > Quick Launch toolbar where I want it. However it *is* in my Desktop Toolbar.

> > Every time I delete it, it comes back mysteriously after 5-10 minutes.

>

> XP replaces protected system files and that particular icon is one.

> Right-click it, click Properties and Internet Options opens rather than

> the normal shortcut properties. So even though you've elected to hide

> the IE icon on the Desktop, it's still there, and apparently shows up on

> the Desktop toolbar. You can't remove a couple other icons either,

> Recycle Bin and My Network Places e.g..

>

> But you can create a new Toolbar, name it similarly, and copy/drag the

> shortcuts you want to that Toolbar.

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>