CS4 Design Premium issue

Ok, so I thought it would be a good idea to move the CS4 Design Premium programs to my desktop as icons for easier access.  I did it, and I can still seemingly use the programs but when I go to search for them they all come up as files rather than programs except for InDesign and Photoshop.  Is that a problem, if so how do I get them back to programs instead of files.

You can't move a program once it's been installed. I have no idea what you've actually done so there's no way to help.
Bo

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