The Internet Explorer icon is missing from your desktop

The Internet Explorer icon might be missing after either you upgrade the Internet Explorer version to 7, or installed through Windows updates.When you try to use the Desktop Items dialog box in Windows XP or the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box in Windows Vista to add the Internet Explorer icon, there is no Internet Explorer check box.

To resolve the issue, follow these steps:

Click Start>Run Type regedit click ok

Navigate to the following registry key from left pane

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

double-click {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} key (if exist)

if not exist, add new registry key {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

Enter dword value as 0 to enable the Internet Explorer icon on the Desktop.right click on desktop and click “Refresh”.

References

Network Places: {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
My Computer: {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
My Documents: {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
Internet Explorer: {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Recycle Bin: {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

I hope this post will help urs