Add Outlook 2003 Desktop Icon

Used to the behavior of the Outlook desktop icon from versions previous to 2003? Where you could right click on the icon and select Properties in order to change mail server settings and profile settings.

By default, Outlook 2003 no longer creates this icon on the desktop, but makes you use the icon created in the Start Menu instead.

Here's how to create the icon on your desktop (click here for original Microsoft Office Article):

To re-create the Outlook desktop icon

1. On the Add/Remove Registry Entries page in the Custom Installation Wizard or the Custom Maintenance Wizard, click Add.
2. On the Add/Modify Registry Entry page, complete the fields to create a new registry key:
   • Root: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   • Data type: REG_SZ
   • Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
3. Select the Create empty key check box.
4. Click OK.