Mystery Case: First you can, then you can't write to CDRW under XP SP2. Problem....Help!

[Guest Umma Gumma]

When Microsoft did an auto-update low these many months ago it disabled my

ability to write directly to a CDRW with what I assume is a packet writing

routine embedded in the operating system. Now, mysteriously, that ability

has returned, presumably as a consequence of one of their subsequent

auto-updates -- I know not why. I'm not complaing at all. I love it that

it's returned. Hoewever, now I have an "icon" problem, is all I can say. Now

no matter what view I apply, everything has an IE icon appended to it. I'll

see the thumbnails of pictures for instance, but in the right hand corner

there's an IE icon overlapping it. Why would this be the case....and will

"fixing it" (if it needs to be fixed) disable my packet writing capability?