Click icon and no program

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From: SAC (someone_at_acmecomputers.com)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:28:29 -0600

I'm using XP Pro and many times when I click the IE icon on my desktop
nothing happens. I click it again and then sometimes it comes up.

Then the other instances of it come up later.

When can I do to fix this?

Thanks.