XP sharing accounts problem with IE

M

Muhammed Khan

I have 5 user accounts in Xp.
Now only admin. account can open IE but all others
cannot. Even msn messenger cannot be open by all others
except admin.
BTW, i checked all other programs like MSword etc. works
well with all accounts.
All was fine recently, don't know what happened?
Need help.
Thanks

Muhammed Khan
 
R

Ramesh [MVP]

Hi Muhammed,

One quick-test to see if this is caused by browser add-ons:

1. Click Start, Run, type Control Inetcpl.cpl.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Under Browsing, click to clear the Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart) check box.
4. Restart Internet Explorer.

This prevents any additional toolbars, BHOs from being loaded with the same memory context as Internet Explorer. One point to note that BHOs are always per-machine setting. Toolbars *can* be can be implemented on a per-user basis.

If this helps, then the problem is due to a browser extension, which you can spot by editing the registry. Or, you can use my utility ToolbarCop which displays all the browser add-ons installed in the system.

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

I have 5 user accounts in Xp.
Now only admin. account can open IE but all others
cannot. Even msn messenger cannot be open by all others
except admin.
BTW, i checked all other programs like MSword etc. works
well with all accounts.
All was fine recently, don't know what happened?
Need help.
Thanks

Muhammed Khan
 

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