Unable to change homepage in IE. Restrictions on account?!?!

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This is a repost from a question I had a week ago. The fix that I was given
to fix the registry didn't work. Please help! Thanks!
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When I go to change the homepage in IE (currently set at MSN.com), I receive
the error:

"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact your system administrator."

However, when logged on to the other administrator accounts on the same
machine, I receive no such error, and I'm able to change homepages and such
without a problem.

I have updated my virus scan .dat files and performed TWO spyware detection
programs (SpyBot Search and Destroy and Yahoo's AntiSpy). Both programs came
up with some minor problems; both were easily fixed.

I'm currently running a complete system virus scan. I have a feeling, in
order to change the homepage, I need to do a small registry change, but the
actual key change is completely escaping me (this happened on a family
member's computer at one time).

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

This is a repost from a question I had a week ago. The fix that I was
given
to fix the registry didn't work. Please help! Thanks!
******************************************

When I go to change the homepage in IE (currently set at MSN.com), I
receive
the error:

"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact your system administrator."

However, when logged on to the other administrator accounts on the same
machine, I receive no such error, and I'm able to change homepages and
such
without a problem.

I have updated my virus scan .dat files and performed TWO spyware
detection
programs (SpyBot Search and Destroy and Yahoo's AntiSpy). Both programs
came
up with some minor problems; both were easily fixed.

I'm currently running a complete system virus scan. I have a feeling, in
order to change the homepage, I need to do a small registry change, but
the
actual key change is completely escaping me (this happened on a family
member's computer at one time).

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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