Re: Can't access "Internet Options"

From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 16:24:20 -0600

Close IE.
Open Regedit.
Find the value NoBrowserOptions and remove every instance of it.

You might try this from Mike Burgess first if you use SpyBot:
'Did you by chance run SpyBot's Immunize feature?
If so, you can unlock by unchecking the option to "Protect IE Control
Panel".
See http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=6748 

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"David Staton" <dstaton@earthlink.net> wrote in message 
news:GJ71c.30287$hm4.1783@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> OS  is WinME with all patches up to date
> IE 6
> Norton AntiVirus and Norton Personal Firewall
>
>
> The Problem:
>
> When I try to access Tools>Internet Options  I get this error message:
>
> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer.  Please contact your system administrator."
>
> I have system set up to logon automatically using Windows Logon, so in
> effect there is only one user and one administrator.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
>

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