grab the icon from you start menu by holding down on the left mouse button as you hover over the IE icon in the start menu and drag that icon over to your desk top. I rarely use my IE desktop icon. Quick launch actually brings it up faster.
Thanks, I cant drag the start menu icon because it isnt there, yeah i have searched for iexplore.exe to no avail. This is what is getting me most! I went to the MS site and redownloaded the program.
Found a solution!! - Although i coudlnt see IE in the default folder i reasoned it had to be there for the Run command to be able to find it and run it, therefore i just created a new shortcut to where the program had to be and it works!! (although now i am wondering why i cant see it in windows explorer? any ideas on this one?!!)
NAh its stranger than that!! - all the files are there but WMP has dissapeared (though can still run) and all the files apart from the actual program are still visible, and IE has done the same!
Folders are all visible - I cant stand not knowing where stuff is so that is always on!!
Oh well I am suyre i will find the real answer sooner or later!