Custom Security Level Disabled

[Chris Baker]

I have a windows 2000 domain with some restrictions in
place for my users through GPO's. When I go to "Internet
Options" and click on the "security tab" the "Security
level for this zone" is disabled. I cannot click
on "custom level" or "default level". I cannot even use
the slider bar to the right.

Even when I log on as the domain admin who has no GPO set
to that account, I still am unable to access these
settings.

Any Ideas?

Please email me at (e-mail address removed) - Thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I have a windows 2000 domain with some restrictions in
place for my users through GPO's. When I go to "Internet
Options" and click on the "security tab" the "Security
level for this zone" is disabled. I cannot click
on "custom level" or "default level". I cannot even use
the slider bar to the right.

Even when I log on as the domain admin who has no GPO set
to that account, I still am unable to access these
settings.

Any Ideas?

Please email me at (e-mail address removed) - Thanks.

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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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Kenrick Fu]

Try this:
1. Close all instances of IE
2. Open regedit.exe, delete the following registry branches:

<HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Restrictions>

<HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions>

<HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions>
(Note that you may not find all these registry keys on your system)

3. Close Registry Editor, restart IE.