Did something stupid [Archive]

boricua9215

9 Nov 2007, 4:12am

I deleted some programs from my computer using the "Add/Remove Windows Components" feature and I accidentally deleted my Internet Explorer. Did a successful system restore and all is good, but I cannot find the Explorer icon anywhere. The only way I can use the internet is by going to the website of a game I run in its options and it opens it for me.

I just want my Explorer icon back -_-

Thelemech

9 Nov 2007, 4:19am

Firefox..........anyone ........ :)

edit:/..why not just download Firefox or Opera? You would probably be better off anywoot!

edit2:/..somebody will probably solve your dilemma with better information... if you feel you must keep IE. :wink:

airbornflght

9 Nov 2007, 4:21am

well, since internet explorer is impossible to get rid of because of its integration into the shell you don't have much to worry about.

I don't know what to tell you about the icon, but go to my documents, or some other folder and type in a web address in the address bar. See what happens.

boricua9215

9 Nov 2007, 4:25am

I figured it out, I went to the website like I explained above and went to my homepage, saved the address as a shortcut to my desktop, renamed and changed the icon and wallah.

But I have another question. How do I get the icon as a shortcut and put it into my taskbar?

Edit: I figured this out as well...

boricua9215

9 Nov 2007, 4:31am

Grrrr, I can't get the icon to stay as the default explorer icon, it keeps changing back to the stupid Y icon from Yahoo since that was and is my homepage from when I set it as a shortcut. Any thoughts on how to keep it from changing back?

Thelemech

9 Nov 2007, 4:32am

Right click on the taskbar and it should be an option .Windows Xp ..right????

Thelemech

9 Nov 2007, 4:34am

Grrrr, I can't get the icon to stay as the default explorer icon, it keeps changing back to the stupid Y icon from Yahoo since that was and is my homepage from when I set it as a shortcut. Any thoughts on how to keep it from changing back?

:bigggrin::tongue:
Use a better browser like Firefox or Opera (hint,hint)................................

I am sure someone here will have a solution:cool2:

mmonnin

9 Nov 2007, 5:20am

Go to: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer and create(or Right Click->Send to Desktop) a shortcut of iexplorer.exe to wherever you want.

boricua9215

9 Nov 2007, 7:06am

Much appreciated mmonnin :D

And yes, it's Windows XP Telemech.

Leonardo

9 Nov 2007, 7:20am

Mr. b9215, glad you got your problem fixed. Seriously though, please Mozilla Firefox a try. I switched three years ago and have no desire to use IE again. It's still needed for Windows Updates, but that's it.

Install it, try it!

lemonlime

9 Nov 2007, 1:15pm

If you'd like to restore the non-shortcut IE icon to the desktop, you can go to display properties and then 'customize desktop' like in the below image.. let me know if that doesn't work for you :)

http://icrontic.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24275&stc=1&d=1194614119

boricua9215

9 Nov 2007, 3:31pm

Thanks a lot Lemonlime, that did the trick :D

Leonardo, what are the benefits of Mozilla Firefox over Internet Explorer? (you've got me curious)

CB

9 Nov 2007, 4:30pm

Features and security. Basically, it's better than IE in everyway that it is possible for a browser to be better. However, 'tabbed browsing' alone is enough to win me over.

edcentric

9 Nov 2007, 4:53pm

I even talked the IT guys at work into letting me load and run Firefox. The popup blocking was the first attraction, but all around it reduces trash and works well.
Once in a while you will find websites that were written using MS software and not html, so you still need Expl on occasion.

Thrax

9 Nov 2007, 5:19pm

I even talked the IT guys at work into letting me load and run Firefox. The popup blocking was the first attraction, but all around it reduces trash and works well.
Once in a while you will find websites that were written using MS software and not html, so you still need Expl on occasion.

There's a plugin that can load IE's rendering engine inside Firefox, so you never have to open IE.

fatcat

9 Nov 2007, 5:32pm

There's a plugin that can load IE's rendering engine inside Firefox, so you never have to open IE.

orly?

link?

Thrax

9 Nov 2007, 5:38pm

You have to be on Windows; it calls the IE functions by having IE installed. Do you still want it?

GHoosdum

9 Nov 2007, 5:51pm

IE Tab (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419) is the extension he's talking about, but he's right, it only works natively in Windows.

SPIKE09

9 Nov 2007, 5:53pm

I use ietabs for this functionality on FF with Xpsp2