Shortcut icons on computer programs

My old XP got fried a couple weeks back, I bought a new desktop Vista. A
computer shop loaded most of my old XP (pic's,music,doc's) onto my ext. HD
and me,stupid, downloaded it to the new Vista. Now, when I open the computer,
next to a dozen programs are those little shortcut arrows. Even though I'm
the Admin., access is denied to open them. How do I get them to open to even
find out what's in them? Can't open nor delete them.
--
Budd

Hi Budd--

I would TEMPORARILY turn off UAC at msconfig>Tools tab to take stock of what
the shop put on your pc and figure out if you want all of them. Then turn
UAC back on. With repect to the ones you want to keep, you can right
click>security tab>edit and give yourself permissions to open and use them
or delete them. If any are programs rather than folders, unnistall them at
Add/Remove if possible.

CH


"Budd" <> wrote in message
news:7015BEC5-9149-4B45-B1D5-...
> My old XP got fried a couple weeks back, I bought a new desktop Vista. A
> computer shop loaded most of my old XP (pic's,music,doc's) onto my ext. HD
> and me,stupid, downloaded it to the new Vista. Now, when I open the
> computer,
> next to a dozen programs are those little shortcut arrows. Even though I'm
> the Admin., access is denied to open them. How do I get them to open to
> even
> find out what's in them? Can't open nor delete them.
> --
> Budd

Thanks Chad: When it comes to internal workings, I'm a 6 year old. Got to
disabling UAC & then lost, would you please give more specific steps, like
when to launch, what's with the black screen, "system 32 etc" already typed
in, am I to type in suspect file like"cookies"? Lost Please help. Step
1-2-3-4. Thanks a lot.
--
Budd


"Chad Harris" wrote:

> Hi Budd--
>
> I would TEMPORARILY turn off UAC at msconfig>Tools tab to take stock of what
> the shop put on your pc and figure out if you want all of them. Then turn
> UAC back on. With repect to the ones you want to keep, you can right
> click>security tab>edit and give yourself permissions to open and use them
> or delete them. If any are programs rather than folders, unnistall them at
> Add/Remove if possible.
>
> CH
>
>
> "Budd" <> wrote in message
> news:7015BEC5-9149-4B45-B1D5-...
> > My old XP got fried a couple weeks back, I bought a new desktop Vista. A
> > computer shop loaded most of my old XP (pic's,music,doc's) onto my ext. HD
> > and me,stupid, downloaded it to the new Vista. Now, when I open the
> > computer,
> > next to a dozen programs are those little shortcut arrows. Even though I'm
> > the Admin., access is denied to open them. How do I get them to open to
> > even
> > find out what's in them? Can't open nor delete them.
> > --
> > Budd
>
>