Why are some shortcuts read-only in Windows XP and later?

Why are some shortcuts read-only in Windows XP and later?

When some programs are installed, they create shortcuts in the start menu and possibly on the desktop, on which you can't edit the target, can't change the icon for, nor can you open the target file's location (Vista and 7) through the properties window. This is a little frustrating since you will have to manually browse for the executable if you need to append some command-line arguments.

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Those are called Advertised Shortcuts and are created by MSI packages. Their benefit is that they can self-repair if they find the application is damaged or missing files.