I've gone back to square one here ...

[boywonder]

Assuming that something must be seriously wrong with my Windows'2000
installation and configuration I, this morning, progressively
restored archival back-ups of the Windows'2000 Registry, each having
been made at the time of significant software installation or change,
all since a complete system restore made the middle of December in an
attempt to recover from a complete breakdown in Windows'2000
resulting from November's round of Virii attacks, and an improperly
configured Firewall and failed Norton AntiVirus installation.

In absolutely none of the (6) archival back-ups of the Registry does
the Internet Options property-sheet "privacy" appear, nor do I seem
to be able to restore it. Moreover neither does archival backup of
the "Installation Defaults" Registry made just after the first boot
of Windows'2000 mid-December. In other words when installing
Window'2000 as a completely "fresh" install on my system in December,
the property-sheet in question was never configured.

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW NOW is the name of the actual dll-file that
renders the property-sheet, and any CSLID's and relevant Keys needed
to affect a return of that property-sheet through a concerted, and
systematic, manual addition of the relevant information into the
Windows Registry.

I desire this information in order to not have to attempt a full
re-install of the OS, having no apparent certainty that the errant
property-sheet will be there should I do that. This aside, and in
addition to the all considerations of my having to re-install all
third-party software one more time.

These virii authors and hackers should all be lined up against a wall
and shot; I'm getting really tired of their irresponsible gifts that
appear to keep on giving ... and giving ... and giving ... long after
we seem to have recovered from them.

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada

I'm thinking that you could delete IE6, then reinstall it. I don't think the
tabs would be a part of your general w2000. Do you have a virus checker? Do
you perform a cleanup of your pc. You should have a firewall probably. Run
Spybot Search & Destroy to remove spyware. You can get the AV and AS free
from their sites. See my site for links. Use Control Panel / Add/Remove
software to remove IE6. Reinstall it from the MS website IE home page.

 

[Warren C. E. Austin]

OK folks ... my system is running Internet Explorer v6.0.2800.1106IS
Service Pack 1 under Windows'2000 Service Pack 4 with all pre-Service
Pack 5 hotfixes applied ...
As the attached image shows I'm apparently missing the "Privacy" Tab
under Internet Options, and without this I'm not able to adjust settings
for amongst other things "Cookies".

Any thoughts on this please?

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada

Assuming that something must be seriously wrong with my Windows'2000 installation and configuration I, this morning, progressively restored archival back-ups of the Windows'2000 Registry, each having been made at the time of significant software installation or change, all since a complete system restore made the middle of December in an attempt to recover from a complete breakdown in Windows'2000 resulting from November's round of Virii attacks, and an improperly configured Firewall and failed Norton AntiVirus installation.

In absolutely none of the (6) archival back-ups of the Registry does the Internet Options property-sheet "privacy" appear, nor do I seem to be able to restore it. Moreover neither does archival backup of the "Installation Defaults" Registry made just after the first boot of Windows'2000 mid-December. In other words when installing Window'2000 as a completely "fresh" install on my system in December, the property-sheet in question was never configured.

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW NOW is the name of the actual dll-file that renders the property-sheet, and any CSLID's and relevant Keys needed to affect a return of that property-sheet through a concerted, and systematic, manual addition of the relevant information into the Windows Registry.

I desire this information in order to not have to attempt a full re-install of the OS, having no apparent certainty that the errant property-sheet will be there should I do that. This aside, and in addition to the all considerations of my having to re-install all third-party software one more time.

These virii authors and hackers should all be lined up against a wall and shot; I'm getting really tired of their irresponsible gifts that appear to keep on giving ... and giving ... and giving ... long after we seem to have recovered from them.

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada