Re: "Internet Options" unavailable after intalling SP2

From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 13:55:48 +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, "James"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Hi
>I just installed SP2 for XP, and now, when I go to change 
>my "internet options" in the "tools" drop-down in IE, I 
>get an error message saying "This operation has been 
>cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.  
>Please contact your system administrator."  The Internet 
>Options icon also is GONE from my Control Panel.  Does 
>anyone know if this is related to SP2?  We also just 
>received our machine back from the manufacturer where the 
>SDRAM was replaced.  Could  this problem have been caused 
>then?
>Thanks

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