shield on my icon

Dwight Schrute · 02-11-2010, 12:25 PM

in windows7 i see a small blue and yellow shield on my ootp10 icon. what does that mean and how should i proceed?

many thanks

molarmite · 02-11-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Schrute

in windows7 i see a small blue and yellow shield on my ootp10 icon. what does that mean and how should i proceed?

many thanks

It just means you have to right click and run as administrator. Same thing with almost every program you download on Windows 7.

Dwight Schrute · 02-11-2010, 08:05 PM

thanks

but that is the only icon with a shelid on it and i have about 10 game icons

Irishray · 02-21-2010, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Schrute

thanks

but that is the only icon with a shelid on it and i have about 10 game icons

It means that you OS is telling you to run the program "as administrator".

battists · 02-27-2010, 06:22 PM

Dwight, whether the shield appears or not has to do, to a certain extent, with the installer program that was used and how it handles Windows' "UAC" (User Access Control).

In our case, OOTP 10's installer lets the OS know that our program needs administrator permissions to run, and as a result, the program icon has the shield. Not all programs behave the same, and different PCs may behave differently based on how they have UAC configured on their machine.

This is a Windows Vista / Windows 7 function that should have no impact on your ability to enjoy OOTP!

I hope this helps! Does this take care of your issue?

Steve

battists · 03-07-2010, 05:40 PM

Since we haven't heard back from this poster in quite some time, I'm going to go ahead and close out this thread.

If you want to continue discussing this issue, please submit a ticket via our new support site.

Thanks very much!

02-11-2010, 12:25 PM	#1
Dwight Schrute Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: scranton, PA Posts: 93	shield on my icon in windows7 i see a small blue and yellow shield on my ootp10 icon. what does that mean and how should i proceed? many thanks __________________ Dwight K Schrute "Oh D!!......Oh D!!!"

02-11-2010, 08:05 PM	#3
Dwight Schrute Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: scranton, PA Posts: 93	thanks but that is the only icon with a shelid on it and i have about 10 game icons __________________ Dwight K Schrute "Oh D!!......Oh D!!!"

02-27-2010, 06:22 PM	#5
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	Dwight, whether the shield appears or not has to do, to a certain extent, with the installer program that was used and how it handles Windows' "UAC" (User Access Control). In our case, OOTP 10's installer lets the OS know that our program needs administrator permissions to run, and as a result, the program icon has the shield. Not all programs behave the same, and different PCs may behave differently based on how they have UAC configured on their machine. This is a Windows Vista / Windows 7 function that should have no impact on your ability to enjoy OOTP! I hope this helps! Does this take care of your issue? Steve __________________ Come check out my dynasty report, Funky Times!

03-07-2010, 05:40 PM	#6
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 7	Since we haven't heard back from this poster in quite some time, I'm going to go ahead and close out this thread. If you want to continue discussing this issue, please submit a ticket via our new support site. Thanks very much! __________________ Come check out my dynasty report, Funky Times!