Re: Restrictions message

"Ken->" <handsaw AT comcast DOT net.spicedham> wrote in message
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> I get this message whenever I try to go to Tools/Internet Options.
>
> The title bar has "Restrictions" in it and the message is
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> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on
> this computer. Please contact your system administrator."
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>
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> I'm stuck because I am the system administrator. I noticed this
> after I had switched to Bellsouth DSL and canceled and went back to
> my cable modem and wanted to change the home page back to Google. Since I
> canceled my Bellsouth account, they are not interested in
> helping me (not that I think that they really could anyway.)
>
>
>
> I was able to change my homepage by changing it in the registry, but
> there are other things I need to change.
>
>
>
> Can anyone help me remove the restrictions that I never intended to
> put on?
> Thanks,
>
> Ken

I don't know what this has to do with Outlook Express, but:

Close IE.
Open Regedit.
Find the value NoBrowserOptions and remove every instance of it.
It is most likely (but not necessarily) to be here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions

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

Many other anti-spyware and anti-virus programs have similar protection
options.

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