Re: unable to acess internet options

From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 04/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 13:16:23 +1000

Use Regedit.exe and search for NoBrowserOptions and remove it.
It is most likely to be here (but not necessarily)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Restrictions
If you are unfamiliar with Regedit, then ensure you know how to
restore your Registry in case of error and it is a good to export any
key before deleting.

Check the startup (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) for any unknown
items if it is reset on reboot.

You might try this snippet 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" '

...Alan 

-- 
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Paul"
<pdygon@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>everytime i want to get into the internet options i 
>recive a message saying "task has been cancelled due to 
>restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact 
>your system administrator"  well i am the admin and i 
>have no idea what is going on i used to have spy bot 
>serach & destroy on my computer and i uninstalled it but 
>i have no idea on how to fix this can anyone please help

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