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What is the solution stop FireFox from sending a hyperlink when I attempt to create a desktop shortcut to a website?

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CJ
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I have several desktop shortcuts to various frequently used websites. I don't know why more than 3 of the desktop icons keep coming up with the Firefox icon instead of the website's icon; i.e. Yahoo has a purple icon with a large letter Y. Firefox takes over and gives me a Firefox icon of a foxtail. This gets confusing when so many of my desktop icons look the same.

I have several desktop shortcuts to various frequently used websites. I don't know why more than 3 of the desktop icons keep coming up with the Firefox icon instead of the website's icon; i.e. Yahoo has a purple icon with a large letter Y. Firefox takes over and gives me a Firefox icon of a foxtail. This gets confusing when so many of my desktop icons look the same.

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hellosct1
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Hi, I think it is necessary to perform a repair in safe mode https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode