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cannot drag and drop shortcut to desktop from location bar.

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TechT1
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I can drag and drop a shortcut to the bookmark menu. I cannot drag and drop from the bookmark menu to the desktop. I cannot drag and drop from the location bar to the desktop.

I can drag and drop a shortcut to the bookmark menu. I cannot drag and drop from the bookmark menu to the desktop. I cannot drag and drop from the location bar to the desktop.

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Are you dragging the selected text of the location bar or the "Site Identity Button" (padlock/globe)?

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cor-el
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Are you dragging the selected text of the location bar or the "Site Identity Button" (padlock/globe)?

John99
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It is a while since I used XP but IIRC you drag the icon from the end of the location bar to the desktop to create link on the desktop