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[Camarophreak]

Ok, running XP Pro.
My Account is an Administrator Account.
One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
I want to go into internet options and change this.
BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "This
operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.
Please contact your system administrator."

What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL

Any help would be appreciated.

Steve

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

Camarophreak wrote:
> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet
Options" >
> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in
effect on
> this computer. Please contact your system administrator."
>
> What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!!
LOL
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve


try running ad aware

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/



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[#!]

The fix you need is here
http://snurl.com/1yf4

HTH

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"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "This
> operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer.
> Please contact your system administrator."
>
> What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve
>
>

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Camarophreak" > wrote in message

> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" >
> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on
> this computer. Please contact your system administrator."
>
> What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve

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"

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[Scott]

Just in case that doesn't work, try running gpedmsc from the Run window.
Look through all the Internet Explorer options. YOu may have to do some
digging. If you can't get it working let me know and I'll see what I can
do.

"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "This
> operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer.
> Please contact your system administrator."
>
> What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve
>
>

[Camarophreak]

OK, deleting the NoBrowserOptions allowed me to get into the "internet
Options" menu, but now the Start Page options are greyed out!! Arhhhhh!!!

I ran Spybot as well, no help.

Thanks,

Steve

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" > wrote in message
...

> 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"
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>

[#!]

Did you update spybot first?

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"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
> OK, deleting the NoBrowserOptions allowed me to get into the "internet
> Options" menu, but now the Start Page options are greyed out!! Arhhhhh!!!
>
> I ran Spybot as well, no help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > 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"
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> > Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> >
>
>

[Unnamed]

"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "This
> operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer.
> Please contact your system administrator."

Go to security.kolla.de and download Spybot, install and update it which
will egt rid of that when you run it. Then go to the IMMUNIZE function of
Spybot and immunize. Run the ADVANCED mode and go to IMMUNIZE and scroll to
the bottom of the page where, if you still cant get in, you will see ticks
in to disallow you access. Remove them both and all will be OK again.

[Unnamed]

"Steve Parry [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Camarophreak wrote:
> > Ok, running XP Pro.
> > My Account is an Administrator Account.
> > One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> > I want to go into internet options and change this.
> > BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet
> Options" >
> > "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in
> effect on
> > this computer. Please contact your system administrator."
> >
> > What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!!
> LOL
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Steve
>
>
> try running ad aware
>
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
>

Adaware doesn't fix everything. Spybot will fix that, though.

[Unnamed]

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" > wrote in message
...
> "Camarophreak" > wrote in message
>
> > Ok, running XP Pro.
> > My Account is an Administrator Account.
> > One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> > I want to go into internet options and change this.
> > BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" >
> > "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on
> > this computer. Please contact your system administrator."
> >
> > What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Steve
>
> 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"
>

Not enough information in that from Mike Burgess. For people unused to
Spybot, that function is available in advanced mode which isn't the one run,
normally.

[Unnamed]

"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
> OK, deleting the NoBrowserOptions allowed me to get into the "internet
> Options" menu, but now the Start Page options are greyed out!! Arhhhhh!!!
>
> I ran Spybot as well, no help.
>

That's because you ran easy mode no doubt. Go to the ALL PROGRAMS menu from
the START button and to Spybot and run ADVANCED mode and click on IMMUNIZE
once you know it is updated properly. Scroll to the bottom of the page and
remove the ticks and then it DOES work.

[relic]

Camarophreak wrote:
> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" >
> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on
> this computer. Please contact your system administrator."
>
> What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
>
> Any help would be appreciated.


"Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page
Setting"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;320159

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[Sir_George]

Camarophreak,

Your time or time zone setting is incorrect and you are posting in the
future. Please correct the appropriate setting so your posts are correctly
time stamped :)

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"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "This
> operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer.
> Please contact your system administrator."
>
> What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve
>
>

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Camarophreak" > wrote in message

> OK, deleting the NoBrowserOptions allowed me to get into the "internet
> Options" menu, but now the Start Page options are greyed out!!
> Arhhhhh!!!
>
> I ran Spybot as well, no help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> 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"
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/homepage.htm

if you have SpyBot S&D installed, go to the "Immunize" section.
Is "Lock IE Start Page Settings" ticked?
If so, uncheck it.

Some ISP's provide a customized version of IE. Some Web pages will also
reset your home page and do this. One of the customizations they might make
is to disable the ability to change the home page, so that you are forced to
use their home page. You can re-enable this by making a small change in the
Windows registry.

In Regedit, navigate to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Control
Panel

In the right-hand pane, right-click the "HomePage" value, then select
Modify. Change it to: 00 00 00 00

Also change either or these to zero 0 instead of 1 if present:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explo
rer] - DWORD "NoSetHomePage"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet
Explorer\Restrictions] - DWORD "NoSetHomePage"=dword:00000001


If you don't have this key, browse to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

and in the right hand pane, double click "Local Page" and set equal to
"C:\WINDOWS\System\blank.htm" (no quotes) which will hopefully set your Home
Page to blank and then allow you to subsequently modify it using Internet
Options.

Exit regedit and reboot.

When you reboot, you should be able to change the home page again.

Some pages will also download a program which keeps changing the home page
back. Go to Start | Run and type:
msconfig
and press <Enter> or click OK. Go to the Startup tab.
See if you can identify any suspicious programs. If you can, uncheck it, If
you can't, change the home page to what you want and then uncheck one and
then reboot. Try IE. If the Web page changed, change it back and then try
msconfig again, rechecking the last one and unchecking the next. Keep doing
this until you find the culprit.

You might also want to look at this little program. I haven't tried it, but
I've read encouraging reports:

http://www.pjwalczak.com/spguard/




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[Michael Hughes]

Try using some red loctite on your motherboard

or

try posting to a NG who cares.

alt.sport.paintball doesnt

"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, running XP Pro.
> My Account is an Administrator Account.
> One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> I want to go into internet options and change this.
> BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "This
> operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer.
> Please contact your system administrator."
>
> What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve
>
>


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[Camarophreak]

WORKED!!!!!!!!! All fixed, I can change my start page finally!!

Thanks guys and gals who gave me advice. I really appreciate.

Steve

"Unnamed" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Camarophreak" > wrote in message
> ...
> > OK, deleting the NoBrowserOptions allowed me to get into the "internet
> > Options" menu, but now the Start Page options are greyed out!!
Arhhhhh!!!
> >
> > I ran Spybot as well, no help.
> >
>
> That's because you ran easy mode no doubt. Go to the ALL PROGRAMS menu
from
> the START button and to Spybot and run ADVANCED mode and click on IMMUNIZE
> once you know it is updated properly. Scroll to the bottom of the page and
> remove the ticks and then it DOES work.
>
>

[Camarophreak]

Opps, I fixed that, thanks. didn't realize that was set a day ahead!! :-(

Steve

"Sir_George" > wrote in message
...
> Camarophreak,
>
> Your time or time zone setting is incorrect and you are posting in the
> future. Please correct the appropriate setting so your posts are correctly
> time stamped :)
>
> --
> Sir_George
> For better access to newsgroups;
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
>
>
> "Camarophreak" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ok, running XP Pro.
> > My Account is an Administrator Account.
> > One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
> > I want to go into internet options and change this.
> > BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" >
"This
> > operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer.
> > Please contact your system administrator."
> >
> > What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
>
>

[relic]

Camarophreak wrote:
> Opps, I fixed that, thanks. didn't realize that was set a day
> ahead!! :-(
>
> Steve

Right now it's 12 hours ahead. Check your AM/PM setting or your time zone.

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[Camarophreak]

Dohh!!!!!

Now it's fixed...I hope!!

Thanks Relic.

Steve

"relic" > wrote in message
.. .
> Camarophreak wrote:
> > Opps, I fixed that, thanks. didn't realize that was set a day
> > ahead!! :-(
> >
> > Steve
>
> Right now it's 12 hours ahead. Check your AM/PM setting or your time
zone.
>
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> - relic -
> http://relic-2.notlong.com
> If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.

[relic]

Camarophreak wrote:
> Dohh!!!!!
>
> Now it's fixed...I hope!!
>

Perfect. ;-)

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[Lareman]

"Camarophreak" > wrote in message
...
: Ok, running XP Pro.
: My Account is an Administrator Account.
: One on of my spyware has hijacked my Start Page.
: I want to go into internet options and change this.
: BUT, I get this message when I go to "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "This
: operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer.
: Please contact your system administrator."
:
: What the heck is going on here?? I'm the Administrator!!!! LOL
:
: Any help would be appreciated.
:
: Steve
:
:In addition you need to d/l JavaCools SpywareBlaster - it will not find
spyware but will take a IE snapshot and from thence on, protect you
permanently.
This info comes straight from Spybot advanced screen.
Larry