Because when you moved it to the desktop, you moved it away from the All
Programs. You can drag it from the Desktop to the Start Menu and back to the
All Programs list. Same as the drag and drop to the desktop, just reversed.
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Dustin Harper
http://www.mstechpages.com
"RAA808" <> wrote in message
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> How can I remove a folder that contains a program from the Vista desktop
> without deleting the folder? For instance, I dragged an Adobe
> installation
> folder from the All Programs list to the desktop, and now want to remove
> it
> from the desktop clutter, but find when I delete it it is sent to the
> recyle
> bin and removed from the "All Programs" list. When I resored it it only
> went
> to the desktop and not the All Programs list.
> --
> raa