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re: Shields Monday, June 23, 2008 at 7:27 pm Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE (6749 messages posted) I have several pdf files on my desktop and in the lower right corner of those, the little Adobe Reader "loop-de-loop" appears in a red square. So my guess is that the red white and blue square is the "logo" or "branding" of the program that opens or creates the particular files represented by those icons. Was I right? :-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Shields Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 3:24 am Posted by gary (496 messages posted) those sheilds mean the programs are run as administrator.you must then click continue to use that program. On Monday, June 23, 2008 at 6:16 pm, Wesley I. McNaught wrote: >On 4 of my icons on the desktop there is a red. white & blue shield on the lower >right-hand corner. What are they for? > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Shields Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 4:45 am Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE (6749 messages posted) That would be a red, green, yellow, and blue shield. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Shields Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 5:45 am Posted by gary (496 messages posted) oops sorry you are right.guess im to new to vista.better study up before posting. again sorry On Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 4:45 am, Dan Sarandrea, MCSE wrote: >That would be a red, green, yellow, and blue shield. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Shields Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 6:00 am Posted by Charlie Hadden (854 messages posted) An easy way of tracing the origin of these icons is to R. click on each one of them and go to properties. When there in properties, look of at what you have for info. If it is a static file like an "Adobe Reader" pdf file it will have, in the second section down, 'Type of file' and 'Opens with' listed. If it is a program, i.e. an 'Executable', about mid way down it will show 'Start in'. This is the directory where the 'Executable' file resides. At the bottom there is a button for 'Change Icon'. You can go there to see where this new mysterious icon (presumable in a program) comes from. There are thousands of program Icons and try to describe one is just too much. Until I went and looked at an Adobe Icon on my desk top I couldn't understand the Loop D Loop description and then when I saw it, of course that makes sense. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Shields Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 5:14 pm Posted by Charlie Hadden (854 messages posted) Are the shields you are describing like the ones on the left side of 'Control Panel/System'? I am researching what or why you would have those on your desktop, for you. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Shields Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 6:13 am Posted by Charlie Hadden (854 messages posted) I found where they are comming form. Go to the following site. http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=972347&SiteID=1 [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum