"Bryan" <Bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B9D1870F-A592-478A-AFBE-DB2860CF3A5C@microsoft.com...
> OS: Visa Business and IE 7.0
> Problem: Everytime I try to drag a URL to the desktop, it creates a
> generic
> looking icon without the destination URL address. I have disable the
> virus
> software, McAfee 8.5 but that did not change the behavior. The is a new
> IBM
> T60 that I just started using. Have only installed updates from MS and
> IBM
> web sites and McAfee software

Uninstall McAfee.
Don't install Norton.
Install NOD32, Avast or AVG. The last two are free.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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