Icons

Can someone please tell me why some of my desktop icons have a windows
shield at the bottom right-hand corner? What does that mean? I ask because
a couple icons did not have it, and now they do. Cheers!

The shield means that Windows believes the file will need administrative
rights to run correctly, like a program installer or such.

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"Josh" <s_w_a_k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Ov%233gc%23fHHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Can someone please tell me why some of my desktop icons have a windows
> shield at the bottom right-hand corner? What does that mean? I ask
> because a couple icons did not have it, and now they do. Cheers!

Spyware Blaster and Spybot S&D has shields, but Ad-Aware doesn't! It is
getting choosy!

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> The shield means that Windows believes the file will need administrative
> rights to run correctly, like a program installer or such.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Josh" <s_w_a_k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Ov%233gc%23fHHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Can someone please tell me why some of my desktop icons have a windows
> > shield at the bottom right-hand corner? What does that mean? I ask
> > because a couple icons did not have it, and now they do. Cheers!
>
>
>

Thanks ...

"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
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> The shield means that Windows believes the file will need administrative
> rights to run correctly, like a program installer or such.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Josh" <s_w_a_k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Ov%233gc%23fHHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Can someone please tell me why some of my desktop icons have a windows
>> shield at the bottom right-hand corner? What does that mean? I ask
>> because a couple icons did not have it, and now they do. Cheers!
>
>