Webuser Forums: I lost Internet Options from Desktop

Hi all:

I normally set my Internet Properties with Right click over IE Icon on Desktop then 'properties' and a window "Internet Properties" with 7 tabs show up (General-Security-Privacy-Content-Connections-Programs-Advance. But, now for some reason if I do the same procedure, a different window "Internet Explorer Properties" show up with only 3 tabs (General-Shorcut-Compatibility)with information but not for setting.

So, I was using IE6 when this happened, and I thought downloading IE7 would recover the normal options. However is still same problem with IE7.
IE7 is working good but I can't access to Internet Options from the IE icon on the Desktop.
I still can access to internet options using 'control panel' or tools tab when IE is already opened.
But I would like to recover the original option to set up internet using 'right click > properties' over IE icon on my desktop.
I have a window XP home SP2, pentium 4, now IE7.

Some info cuould help you...two days ago I disable internet conection for a while and then turned off my PC. For some reason next day the IE icon in my desktop had gone. I opened Start > program, and created a new IE shortcut in my desktop. I think after that strange situation this problem come in.

I'll appreciate any help.

Thank you

Jose