To remove Outlook from Desktop after Office 2k Update

[drjflighter]

Running WinXP, patched up, but not SP2 yet.
Now running Outlook 2000 SR-1 (9.0.0.3821).
Just installed an Office Update and now the Outlook Icon is on my Desktop.
THis is the Program and not a Shortcut (the little arrow at bottom of icon is
absent and when I attempt to move it to another folder, move/copy is not
available - only Create Shortcut). So, my question(s):
Why did this happen? How to remove it? Uninstall is obvious answer, and I do
not use Outlook, but maybe re-installing in another directory is
available(?). Or some setting that does not display this icon? Outlook is
available in the regular Office directory.
Would appreciate feedback.
Dave

 

[DL]

So do the properties of the icon give any help/info as to the path?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Just installed an Office Update and now the Outlook Icon is on my
Desktop. THis is the Program and not a Shortcut (the little arrow at
bottom of icon is absent and when I attempt to move it to another
folder, move/copy is not available - only Create Shortcut). So, my
question(s):
Why did this happen? How to remove it?

Ten seconds at support.microsoft.com using "desktop icon" as the search
string produces this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321777

 

[drjflighter]

DL, Thanks for the reply. Right-Click/Properties brought up a dialog box that
is for editing/changing Accounts. There is a Properties Button here, but it
is greyed. Prob this is because I have no accounts established and this is
likely for Account properties.
I've read ahead to Brian's response and suspect it will do the trick. Thanks
again.
Dave

 

[drjflighter]

Brian, Thank you so much. That did it! Filed the article and the associated
one in case I want to put the icon back. Cannot say why I did not find the
article myself, except I may have so many hits that I gave up looking thru
them too soon. Had gone thru Win XP help/support. Am not even sure where that
took me. Anyway, thanks again!
Dave