IE6 internet options unavailable

[Steve T]

My IE^home page was altered by some third party software
which has now been deleted. I have performed a clean
boot, and can now change the browser homepage to a
certain extent after some minor changes to regedit. The
option to change browser homepage to "current page" is
not available. I can live with this.

The main issue now is that I cannot access the Internet
options through the browser (via Tools - Internet
Options) but can access through the Control panel. The
error message I receive is "This operation has been
cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.
Please contact your system administrator". I have
administrator access, and this message only affects me,
not other users. They can all use Internet options as
usual.

Is there anything obvious I am missing. I have tried to
re-install IE6 without success. I cannot find anything
which seems to relate to this other than KB 320159, which
has been tried.

 

[Alan Edwards]

Use Regedit.exe and search for NoBrowserOptions and remove it.
It is most likely to be here (but not necessarily)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Restrictions
If you are unfamiliar with Regedit, then ensure you know how to
restore your Registry in case of error and it is a good to export any
key before deleting.

Check the startup (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) for any unknown
items if it is reset on reboot.

You might try this snippet 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" '

....Alan