Interestingly, under StartMenu->StartMenu->CascadeControlPanel->Policy there
are two items: NoControlPanel and NoSetFolders. Each of these is really
empty - just has the default key name 'ab' type 'REGSZ'.
This is also the case under StartPanel.
Walter
"Walter Cohen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This doesn't apply to me.
> In my Home Pro version there is nothing in Policies other than the default
> item (type of REG_SZ).
> Same under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
> So NoControlPanel is nowhere to be found.
>
> Thanks.
> Walter
> "uvbogden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:E6029BF9-98FC-4BF2-9626-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Take a look at this tutorial.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/12...e-disable.html
>>
>> "Walter Cohen" wrote:
>>
>>> I have two user accounts on Vista Home Pro.
>>> One is a standard, limited user account (password protected) and the
>>> other
>>> is my admin account (obviously with admin privileges and password
>>> protected).
>>>
>>> I am not sure when this started happening but I am unable to launch
>>> control
>>> panel under my admin account.
>>> I get a pop-up of "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or
>>> file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item".
>>> The title bar of this pop-up has
>>> "::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}"
>>>
>>> I can only get to CP from my limited account. Then I am prompted to
>>> enter
>>> the Admin account's password. At times even trying this fails with the
>>> same
>>> error the first time I try to launch CP. Usually the second or third
>>> time I
>>> launch CP it will actually launch.
>>>
>>> Someone suggested I set up a new admin account and then, from that
>>> account,
>>> rename the original Admin account's profile so that Windows would
>>> rebuild it
>>> upon reboot. Well, I did manage to create a new admin account (using
>>> admin
>>> privileges from my limited account) but even that new admin account
>>> can't
>>> launch control panel.
>>>
>>> Interestingly, after I set up the second admin account, when I try an
>>> admin
>>> cp function from my limited account it does correctly show me a pop-up
>>> showing me two admin users to choose for entering the admin password.
>>> So it
>>> does know the two users as admin accounts.
>>>
>>> I am at a loss as to what to do/try. Is there a way to repair the OS
>>> using
>>> the original DVD (I didn't see any applicable repair options)
>>>
>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Walter
>>>
>>>
>
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