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Ballistic
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      10-29-2007
apparently i need administrator priviledge to change the picture of the icon
of a program that is rated low security risk. that's stupid, well just
another way microsoft is making our experience of vista horrible, well
changing subject i'm just happy someone finally created a program that looks
like the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6 corners not 4.

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Adam HEEEEEE HAAAAW Albright
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      10-29-2007
Ballistic wrote:
> apparently i need administrator priviledge to change the picture of the
> icon of a program that is rated low security risk. that's stupid, well
> just another way microsoft is making our experience of vista horrible,
> well changing subject i'm just happy someone finally created a program
> that looks like the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6 corners not 4.
>


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Ballistic
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      10-29-2007
may be but it's true with xp you don't need to be an administrator to change
a the icon of a shortcut.

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"Adam HEEEEEE HAAAAW Albright" <"YesHeIsAjackA$$"@YesHeIs.net> wrote in
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> Ballistic wrote:
>> apparently i need administrator priviledge to change the picture of the
>> icon of a program that is rated low security risk. that's stupid, well
>> just another way microsoft is making our experience of vista horrible,
>> well changing subject i'm just happy someone finally created a program
>> that looks like the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6 corners not 4.
>>

>
> <Scotty, beam the Captain up he has lost it.>


 
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Adam HEEEEEE HAAAAW Albright
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      10-29-2007
Ballistic wrote:
> may be but it's true with xp you don't need to be an administrator to
> change a the icon of a shortcut.
>


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      10-29-2007
"Ballistic" <> wrote in
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> may be but it's true with xp you don't need to be an administrator to
> change a the icon of a shortcut.


Or to delete a shortcut from the desktop.

 
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Mike Hall - MVP
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      10-29-2007
You can turn off the UAC if you want.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

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"Ballistic" <> wrote in message
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> may be but it's true with xp you don't need to be an administrator to
> change a the icon of a shortcut.
>
> --
> Licensed Boating Capt. Jonathan Perreault
> http://www.AllAboutGames.BraveHost.com
> - note: click continue, when it ask about security certificate -
>
> Best Comments From Users:
> Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me
>
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
> completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
> fools. -Web
>
> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
> Faults -Everyone
> "Adam HEEEEEE HAAAAW Albright" <"YesHeIsAjackA$$"@YesHeIs.net> wrote in
> message news:...
>> Ballistic wrote:
>>> apparently i need administrator priviledge to change the picture of the
>>> icon of a program that is rated low security risk. that's stupid, well
>>> just another way microsoft is making our experience of vista horrible,
>>> well changing subject i'm just happy someone finally created a program
>>> that looks like the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6 corners not 4.
>>>

>>
>> <Scotty, beam the Captain up he has lost it.>

>


 
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Chris Game
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      10-29-2007
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:51:50 -0400, Ballistic wrote:

> i'm just happy someone finally created a program that looks like
> the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6 corners not 4.


Surely a cube has eight 'corners'?

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Ballistic
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      10-30-2007
yeah and end up with a virus impleted from a hacker or something similar. no
thanks

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Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Web

No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
Faults -Everyone
"Mike Hall - MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can turn off the UAC if you want.
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
> "Ballistic" <> wrote in message
> news:4FABB7D4-98C8-4C75-843A-...
>> may be but it's true with xp you don't need to be an administrator to
>> change a the icon of a shortcut.
>>
>> --
>> Licensed Boating Capt. Jonathan Perreault
>> http://www.AllAboutGames.BraveHost.com
>> - note: click continue, when it ask about security certificate -
>>
>> Best Comments From Users:
>> Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me
>>
>> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
>> completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
>> fools. -Web
>>
>> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
>> Faults -Everyone
>> "Adam HEEEEEE HAAAAW Albright" <"YesHeIsAjackA$$"@YesHeIs.net> wrote in
>> message news:...
>>> Ballistic wrote:
>>>> apparently i need administrator priviledge to change the picture of the
>>>> icon of a program that is rated low security risk. that's stupid, well
>>>> just another way microsoft is making our experience of vista horrible,
>>>> well changing subject i'm just happy someone finally created a program
>>>> that looks like the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6 corners not 4.
>>>>
>>>
>>> <Scotty, beam the Captain up he has lost it.>

>>

>


 
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Ballistic
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      10-30-2007
actually six corners, fortunatly i found me another desktop 3d cube which is
cheaper more in my price range for 19.95 and has 6 sides, not corners sorry

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Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Web

No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
Faults -Everyone
"Chris Game" <> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:51:50 -0400, Ballistic wrote:
>
>> i'm just happy someone finally created a program that looks like
>> the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6 corners not 4.

>
> Surely a cube has eight 'corners'?
>
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>
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> that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein


 
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      10-30-2007
Your choice..

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"Ballistic" <> wrote in message
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> yeah and end up with a virus impleted from a hacker or something similar.
> no thanks
>
> --
> Licensed Boating Capt. Jonathan Perreault
> http://www.AllAboutGames.BraveHost.com
> - note: click continue, when it ask about security certificate -
>
> Best Comments From Users:
> Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me
>
> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
> completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
> fools. -Web
>
> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
> Faults -Everyone
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> You can turn off the UAC if you want.
>>
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall - MVP
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ballistic" <> wrote in message
>> news:4FABB7D4-98C8-4C75-843A-...
>>> may be but it's true with xp you don't need to be an administrator to
>>> change a the icon of a shortcut.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Licensed Boating Capt. Jonathan Perreault
>>> http://www.AllAboutGames.BraveHost.com
>>> - note: click continue, when it ask about security certificate -
>>>
>>> Best Comments From Users:
>>> Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me
>>>
>>> A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
>>> completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
>>> fools. -Web
>>>
>>> No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's
>>> Faults -Everyone
>>> "Adam HEEEEEE HAAAAW Albright" <"YesHeIsAjackA$$"@YesHeIs.net> wrote in
>>> message news:...
>>>> Ballistic wrote:
>>>>> apparently i need administrator priviledge to change the picture of
>>>>> the icon of a program that is rated low security risk. that's stupid,
>>>>> well just another way microsoft is making our experience of vista
>>>>> horrible, well changing subject i'm just happy someone finally created
>>>>> a program that looks like the linux 3d cube, just wished it had 6
>>>>> corners not 4.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <Scotty, beam the Captain up he has lost it.>
>>>

>>

>


 
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