Windows Restricting 'Internet Options' Access

[Jack White]

I recently had maintenance performed on my home computer
which involved reinstalling Windows XP. Since then, in
trying to access "Internet Options" on IE6, I get an
onscreen message stating "This operation has been
cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact your system administrator".

I'm the only user of this stand-alone computer, and am
listed as the so-called 'system administrator' in the
user group setup. How did these 'restrictions in
effect' get on my computer and, more importantly, how do
I get rid of them??

[Stuart Mueller]

While sitting at a computer Jack White wrote:
> I recently had maintenance performed on my home computer
> which involved reinstalling Windows XP. Since then, in
> trying to access "Internet Options" on IE6, I get an
> onscreen message stating "This operation has been
> cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer. Please contact your system administrator".
>
> I'm the only user of this stand-alone computer, and am
> listed as the so-called 'system administrator' in the
> user group setup. How did these 'restrictions in
> effect' get on my computer and, more importantly, how do
> I get rid of them??

Could be group policy, go to start/run, type mmc and hit ok.

go to file/add/remove snap-in

add

double click group policy then finish

close and then OK

then have a browse around, pretty much every option should be not
configured, so I am guessing that some of yours will be configured. be
careful though, if you mess too much you could do some damage that you will
find difficult to undo

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Fix Internet Options Restrictions.

Additionally, this restriction can be caused by the "security" settings of
SpyBot Search and Destroy, if you're running this software. This is to,
supposedly, help prevent hijacking of your Home Page settings.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Jack White" > wrote in message
...
> I recently had maintenance performed on my home computer
> which involved reinstalling Windows XP. Since then, in
> trying to access "Internet Options" on IE6, I get an
> onscreen message stating "This operation has been
> cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer. Please contact your system administrator".
>
> I'm the only user of this stand-alone computer, and am
> listed as the so-called 'system administrator' in the
> user group setup. How did these 'restrictions in
> effect' get on my computer and, more importantly, how do
> I get rid of them??
>