Moving desktop icons

I am a new mac user, and have searched all over the topics, and have been unable to find the answer. I recently downloaded an application (Perian0.5) and it appears as an icon on the desktop. If I try to move this into the Applications folder, the icon appears there with the little arrow. What I want to do is get rid of the icon from the desktop, but everytime I go to trash it, it shows as though I am ejecting it. It is my guess that if I do this, it will remove the app from my system, and have to download it again. How do I move this icon/app off my desktop, and place it completely in my app folder? Neatness counts, thanks.

Double-click the icon on your desktop and find the actual application in the window which appears; once this has been done, drag it to the Applications folder and remove the item from your desktop. Sunce the application will then exist on the hard disk, you don't need that icon.
Your description suggests that the icon on your desktop is a mounted device image; most of the time, the contents of the image can be installed by placing the application in the Applications folder. If you see an item with the icon of a cardboard box, double-click it and follow the onscreen instructions.
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