HELP!!! can't get to Internet Options on Tools menu

[Guest]

I click on Internet Options on the Tools menu and get a dialog box that says
_______________________________________________________________________
Restrictions

X This operation has been cancelled due to restriction in effect on this computer. Please contact you system administrator.
______________________________________________________________________
Problem is I'm running Windows XP Home Edition and I'm the only user and the administrator. I didn't set up any restriction and I don't know how to remove them.
Can somebody tell me what's going on and how to correct this problem? I want to clean out the cookies, etc.

Thanks,

 

[Guest]

Did you check for Sypware?
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org
Ad-aware - www.lavasoftusa.com

SPYWARE INFO-HELPFUL LINKS
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm
http://www.pestpatrol.com/
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.aumha.org/
http://secunia.com/
http://www.unwantedlinks.com/intro.htm

I click on Internet Options on the Tools menu and get a dialog box that says
_______________________________________________________________________
Restrictions

X This operation has been cancelled due to restriction in effect on

this computer. Please contact you system administrator.

______________________________________________________________________
Problem is I'm running Windows XP Home Edition and I'm the only user and

the administrator. I didn't set up any restriction and I don't know how to
remove them.

Can somebody tell me what's going on and how to correct this problem? I

want to clean out the cookies, etc.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I am running SpyBot. In fact, I hadn't run it for a while and just ran it earlier this week. Is that the problem? Why? How can I correct the problem...? Should I not be using it? Is there an alternative? (Is that enough questions? ;-)

 

[Guest]

Yes you should use it. Do you have the latest version? 1.3.

Did you by chance run SpyBot's Immunize feature?
Check and make sure you didn't check the "Lock IE' in Spybot's Advanced Mode
Settings Tools IE Tweaks.

You can check this link out
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216583

Ad-aware is another great anti-spyware program. Works hand-in-hand w/
Spybot
Run Ad-aware too
Ad-aware - www.lavasoftusa.com

One more tool: Deals with CWS (CoolWebSearch) and its variants
CWShredder - http://209.133.47.200/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe
Alternate Download sites:
CW Shredder - http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip

Yes, I am running SpyBot. In fact, I hadn't run it for a while and just

ran it earlier this week. Is that the problem? Why? How can I correct the
problem...? Should I not be using it? Is there an alternative? (Is that
enough questions? ;-)

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I click on Internet Options on the Tools menu and get a dialog box
that says
_______________________________________________________________________
Restrictions

X This operation has been cancelled due to restriction in effect on
this computer. Please contact you system administrator.
______________________________________________________________________
Problem is I'm running Windows XP Home Edition and I'm the only user
and the administrator. I didn't set up any restriction and I don't
know how to remove them. Can somebody tell me what's going on and how
to correct this problem? I want to clean out the cookies, etc.

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

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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