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Desktop icons overlaid with security sign...
  1. #1


    =?Utf-8?B?SVE3MA==?= Guest

    Desktop icons overlaid with security sign...

    Most of my desktop icons, word files, IE7/Mail have this security icon on
    their right lower corner. I associated that with TrendMicro AV (vista beta
    version) but uninstall of that software, manual registry cleaning also did
    not solve it. Does anyone know what is going on?

    http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3015/iconszd9.png
    Sorry about the externally linked image. But there is no easy way to explain
    this.




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  2. #2


    Mark D. VandenBerg Guest

    Re: Desktop icons overlaid with security sign...

    The little "shield" is indicative of that particular program's need for
    administrative privileges to run properly and has nothing to do with your
    previously installed AV solution.

    "IQ70" <IQ70@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:5E19663E-C382-49B7-8DA2-5575025A9D0A@microsoft.com...
    > Most of my desktop icons, word files, IE7/Mail have this security icon on
    > their right lower corner. I associated that with TrendMicro AV (vista beta
    > version) but uninstall of that software, manual registry cleaning also did
    > not solve it. Does anyone know what is going on?
    >
    > http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3015/iconszd9.png
    > Sorry about the externally linked image. But there is no easy way to
    > explain
    > this.
    >




      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    =?Utf-8?B?SVE3MA==?= Guest

    Re: Desktop icons overlaid with security sign...

    Internet Explorer, Windows Mail, Welcome Center, Notepad too have that icon
    on the start menu. I am sure Notepad won't need Admin rights. I am running
    under an Administrator account. How can I change this behavior?

    "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

    > The little "shield" is indicative of that particular program's need for
    > administrative privileges to run properly and has nothing to do with your
    > previously installed AV solution.
    >
    > "IQ70" <IQ70@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:5E19663E-C382-49B7-8DA2-5575025A9D0A@microsoft.com...
    > > Most of my desktop icons, word files, IE7/Mail have this security icon on
    > > their right lower corner. I associated that with TrendMicro AV (vista beta
    > > version) but uninstall of that software, manual registry cleaning also did
    > > not solve it. Does anyone know what is going on?
    > >
    > > http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3015/iconszd9.png
    > > Sorry about the externally linked image. But there is no easy way to
    > > explain
    > > this.
    > >

    >
    >
    >


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  4. #4


    =?Utf-8?B?YXpmcm9ueg==?= Guest

    Re: Desktop icons overlaid with security sign...

    I have similar issues with an application I installed. It seemed to randomly
    select which of my .EXE to put a shield on or not. How do I turn off the
    shield? Is there something I can set on install to prevent this from
    happening? Under properties, require admim rights is not checked.

    --
    Matt Froncek
    www.qodbc.com


    "IQ70" wrote:

    > Internet Explorer, Windows Mail, Welcome Center, Notepad too have that icon
    > on the start menu. I am sure Notepad won't need Admin rights. I am running
    > under an Administrator account. How can I change this behavior?
    >
    > "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
    >
    > > The little "shield" is indicative of that particular program's need for
    > > administrative privileges to run properly and has nothing to do with your
    > > previously installed AV solution.
    > >
    > > "IQ70" <IQ70@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > > news:5E19663E-C382-49B7-8DA2-5575025A9D0A@microsoft.com...
    > > > Most of my desktop icons, word files, IE7/Mail have this security icon on
    > > > their right lower corner. I associated that with TrendMicro AV (vista beta
    > > > version) but uninstall of that software, manual registry cleaning also did
    > > > not solve it. Does anyone know what is going on?
    > > >
    > > > http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3015/iconszd9.png
    > > > Sorry about the externally linked image. But there is no easy way to
    > > > explain
    > > > this.
    > > >

    > >
    > >
    > >


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