Recent XP SP3 system has no IE icon on desktop, then you could right click on desktop, choose “Properties”, and choose “Desktop” label, click the button “Customized Desktop”, but there’s no IE icon option found.
According to the material provided by Microsoft official, because it involves some sensitive topic about browser monopolization, Windows XP cancels displaying “Internet Explorer” icon option to on desktop since MS0, which is also included in Windows XP SP3. S far, Windows XP SP2 users have already installed Windows XP SP3 solo version or MS07—061 update will all find that this option has been cancelled. According to the explanation of Microsoft, if we still hope to show IE icon on desktop, we could open Program Files\Internet Explorer folder in explorer, manually create a shortcut for IEXPLORE.EXE, and then cut the shortcut onto the desktop.
 Although Microsoft official provides us a solution, but we know that before Windows XP, the “Internet Explorer” icon displayed on desktop is not only a common shortcut, but could realize some special functions, such as if you right click the icon, and choose “Properties” in the right-click menu to open Internet options, or choose “Boot without starting loading items” (this function is only for IE 7) in the right-click menu. Now Windows XP SP3 “enforce” use to change the original “Internet Explorer” icon to a common IE shortcut, which woul