My documents and settings Vista

[patio]

Broni will attempt to blow up your Vista install...
He's been trying to get me for 2 months.

                       

[Broni]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

Another thing...

it's not just a shortcut, it is a shortcut like Network, My Computer, Recycle Bin. It has special properties when I right click

Yes, those others are different, but IE shouldn't be. This is why...
If you right click on desktop, then Personalize, and "Change desktop icons", you'll see what shortcuts/icons are special:

Network, My Computer, and Recycle Bin are there, but IE is not.

What Vista version is it?

[Raptor]

Vista Basic.

And I already looked there but it indeed does not have the icon. Like I said, I think the crypto-fascists at Microsoft do not WANT you to remove IE. After all, when XP came out they were pretty sure no one wanted to remove the icon but gave the choice anyway, XP was all about user friendliness (And anti-piracy, hehe). They'd think "Now who'd want something other than IE? There's nothing out there" but with Vista.. There are at least 5 browsers every one knows about and that you can pick from.

it IS an icon like those in that menu you showed, but it can't be disabled from that menu. Which means your only alternative is to delete it.

[BC_Programmer]

I recall windows 98, and the "MSN network" icon which just plain refused to go away...

[Raptor]

You guys have excelled yourselves in usefulness on Christmas day.