Cannot access explorer's internet options

[Brad]

Tools > options > in internet explorer I get the
following message: This operations has been cancelled due
to restriction in affect on this computer. Please contact
your administrator. Running XP, I am the administrator

 

[Don Varnau]

Go to Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Scroll down to Various Registry Fixes
Or...
If you have Spybot S&D installed, open it in Advanced mode and check the
Immunize settings. You may have inadvertently set this restriction (IE
Control Panel.)

Don

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Tools > options > in internet explorer I get the
following message: This operations has been cancelled due
to restriction in affect on this computer. Please contact
your administrator. Running XP, I am the administrator

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".
See http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=6748

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