How would one

[beastie fresh]

remove an icon on his desktop?

[wanton wench]

cant you just put it in your recycle bin and then empty out your recycle bin?
dont know if thats the right way but thats how i do it! ;)

[TAL]

Try Shift+Delete for instant action.

[beastie fresh]

Will this destroy the program or folder or just from the desktop?

[TAL]

If you're deleting a shortcut then it's just the shortcut that gets deleted. Programs stay where they are.

[beastie fresh]

So if I have this installer thing on my desktop, and I delete it, it will be gone from the desktop but still in the folder right?