Add Outlook 2007 (or Outlook 2010) Icon to the Desktop

Ok, so this one isn't BES related ... but for us Outlook / Exchange users it certainly matters. Kudos and thanks to NiXC for this.

Add Outlook 2007 Icon to the Desktop ... and the content (copied WITHOUT permission):

Back in the old days of Office 2000 and XP microsoft used to automatically put the Outlook icon on the desktop, and you could right-click it to get to profile and account settings. A very handy feature. Now with Office 2003 and 2007 they've given up doing that following their 'clean desktop' trend. I understand that but sometimes I need users to be able to get to Outlook easily and to manage their profiles without having to go to control panel - if I even allow them to go there!

I had to search hard to find this one but I found it in the end. Here's the key needed to add Outlook 2007 back to the desktop:

Open regedit and browse to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

Then add a new key (not a new value) with the following name:
{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Then refresh your desktop and your Outlook icon will be back.

Here's the code if you want to put it in a .reg file:

ALSO ... I'm currently using Outlook 2010 beta and it works perfectly on Windows 7 too.