Please help!!! (restrictions on comp)

[Guest]

I am not able to access Internet Options or Task Manager. Says there are
restrictions put into effect on the computer and to contact my system
administrator, while I am using the administrative account.
How can I access these two VERY important functions of both IE and Windows?
PLEASE HELP!

 

[Alan Edwards]

For the Internet Options....

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
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

I am not able to access Internet Options or Task Manager. Says there are
restrictions put into effect on the computer and to contact my system
administrator, while I am using the administrative account.
How can I access these two VERY important functions of both IE and Windows?
PLEASE HELP!

....Alan

 

[Peter Foldes]

Did you try and contact the person that put these restrictions on for a reason

 

[Guest]

-I also have trouble with these restrictions on my computer and the Control
Panel has disappeared from the face of the earth! I went into regedit.exe on
the Run from the Start Menu but there was nothing written there about Control
Panel....can anybody help?-
lj

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

-I also have trouble with these restrictions on my computer and the
Control
Panel has disappeared from the face of the earth! I went into regedit.exe
on
the Run from the Start Menu but there was nothing written there about
Control
Panel....can anybody help?-
lj

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.