can't open Internet options in IE

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When I try to open Internet options in IE I get a message that says:

This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact system admin.

This is a stand alone computer running XP Pro. My login has admin
rights. I can sign in on one of the other user accounts and I can open
Internet options without a problem. I think this started after I
uninstalled MyIE2. Any way I can fix this on this user account? Any help
would be greatly appreciated.

gls858
 
gls858 said:
When I try to open Internet options in IE I get a message that says:

This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact system admin.

This is a stand alone computer running XP Pro. My login has admin
rights. I can sign in on one of the other user accounts and I can open
Internet options without a problem. I think this started after I
uninstalled MyIE2. Any way I can fix this on this user account? Any
help would be greatly appreciated.

gls858
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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

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
Frank said:
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
Click to expand...
Thanks Frank. I did run the immunize feature from Spybot. Can't seem to
get to the spywareinfo link. It's giving me an error. Thanks for the
help. At least I have a clue now. I don't have time to try and figure it
out now, but I'll post back in a couple of days and let you know if it
worked.

gls858
 
Frank said:
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
Click to expand...
Frank,
Thanks for the help. The reg hack worked like a charm. But I sure
couldn't find any option in Spybot that showed Protect IE Control
Panel. Guess I'm just not looking in the right spot. Never did find
the article by Mike Burgess.

gls858
 
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