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What happened to my Firefox desktop icon?

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Somehow my firefox icon disappeared after a restart on my computer. How do I get it back without having to reload Firefox completely and lose my bookmarks? Please email me back. Thx!

Somehow my firefox icon disappeared after a restart on my computer. How do I get it back without having to reload Firefox completely and lose my bookmarks? Please email me back. Thx!

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  1. In a blank space on your Windows Desktop, right-click and choose "New" then choose "Shortcut".
  2. Click the "Browse" button,
  3. click "My Computer",
  4. navigate (in XP) to C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox and click on firefox.exe,
  5. click OK,
  6. back at the shortcut panel, click Next then click OK.
  7. You should see the icon on your Desktop.
  8. Done.
  9. Try the new shortcut to be sure that it loads Firefox.


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Not related to your question, but...

You need to update some plug-ins:

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Chosen Solution

  1. In a blank space on your Windows Desktop, right-click and choose "New" then choose "Shortcut".
  2. Click the "Browse" button,
  3. click "My Computer",
  4. navigate (in XP) to C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox and click on firefox.exe,
  5. click OK,
  6. back at the shortcut panel, click Next then click OK.
  7. You should see the icon on your Desktop.
  8. Done.
  9. Try the new shortcut to be sure that it loads Firefox.


If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.



Not related to your question, but...

You need to update some plug-ins:

Modified by SafeBrowser

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Thanks! Much appreciated!!

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