Re: Unable to change Internet Options

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 04/23/04


Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:06:49 +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, "Craig"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Somehow I have the situation where I cannot access 
>Internet Options to make any changes, receiving the 
>error 'The operation has cancelled due to restrictions in 
>effect on this computer.  Please contact your System 
>Administrator' - this is a standalone machine!  Please 
>help.


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