Forcing desktop folders content to Icon View?

This is a personal niggle I have with XP. I have windows explorer view set to 'Details' which when I'm working directories makes 'visible' sense to me. But, I have a couple of folders on the desktop that contain shortcuts to my CAD & related software. These are better in Icon view, but as Explorer is set to 'details' view it overides the wanted desktop folders to the same style. Is there a way to 'force' a desktop folder to Icon view, without altering the view setting in explorer main?

Steve