How do I disable the Firefox icon when dragging a shortcut onto my desktop?

I would like to have the shortcut of the particular site showing on my desktop and not the Firefox icon.

Note that your System Details List shows multiple Flash plugins.
# Shockwave Flash 14.0 r0
# Shockwave Flash 11.9 r900
You can find the installation path of all plugins on the about:plugins page.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Issues_related_to_plugins#Identifying_installed_plugins
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*(64 bit Windows) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\
Is this about internet shortcuts (.URL files) on the desktop?
Do you still have the shortcuts and only the icons have changed or are those gone as well?
If you are referring to tab or windows that were open and restored automatically when you start Firefox then there has been a problem with the sessionstore.js file.
In that case you can try to restore a previous version of the sessionstore.js file.
*Right-click: Properties > Previous Versions
*http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Previous-versions-of-files-frequently-asked-questions
You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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I liked that version, was the first ever FireFox browser I tried and because of it made it my number 1 browser. There have been a heck of a lot from 3.6 to 18 though I think we’d all agree. Progress can and often is messy, but worth it.
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