Tools - Internet Options disabled error message

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Rob P

In my IE6 toolbar, if I select the "Tools" menu and
then "Internet Options" from the dropdown, I now get an
error message in a dialogue box titled "Restrictions" -
the error message reads;
"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in
effect on this computer. Please contact your system
administrator."

Anybody any ideas what I have done, and how to fix it? I
suspect I have done some injudicious pruning of files and
settings selection in trying to get rid of some spyware
and other undesirables (Cydoor, Adcache etc) from my hard
drive.
 
S

siljaline

Rob P said:
In my IE6 toolbar, if I select the "Tools" menu and
then "Internet Options" from the dropdown, I now get an
error message in a dialogue box titled "Restrictions" -
the error message reads;
"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in
effect on this computer. Please contact your system
administrator."

Anybody any ideas what I have done, and how to fix it? I
suspect I have done some injudicious pruning of files and
settings selection in trying to get rid of some spyware
and other undesirables (Cydoor, Adcache etc) from my hard
drive.
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What exactly have you used to eradicate the Spyware?

*Many* anti-spyware applications are not as desirable as they
appear to be. Of note, that work, are, SpyBot Search & Destroy
and Lavasoft's Ad-aware.
http://security.kolla.de (SpyBot).
http://www.lavassoftusa.com (Ad-aware).

Both are freeware, SpyBot being for the moderate to advanced user.
As a starting point, choose either of the two applications, download -
*fully* update - run a scan much like you would with your pre-installed
A-V scanner and post back your findings.

HTH

--
siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
______________________

(Reply to group, as return address
is invalid - that we may all benefit)
 
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Guest

I used Spybot. It did not correct the problem
-----Original Message-----



What exactly have you used to eradicate the Spyware?

*Many* anti-spyware applications are not as desirable as they
appear to be. Of note, that work, are, SpyBot Search & Destroy
and Lavasoft's Ad-aware.
http://security.kolla.de (SpyBot).
http://www.lavassoftusa.com (Ad-aware).

Both are freeware, SpyBot being for the moderate to advanced user.
As a starting point, choose either of the two applications, download -
*fully* update - run a scan much like you would with your pre-installed
A-V scanner and post back your findings.

HTH

--
siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
______________________

(Reply to group, as return address
is invalid - that we may all benefit)


.
Click to expand...
 
D

Dave

I have been struggling with the same problem. I had run
Search and Destroy a couple of nights ago to rid my system
of spybots etc., and it may have been thereafter that this
problem began. Tonight, I reversed all the changes I had
made earlier in S&D. But the problem has not changed.
There must be a fair number of us out there with this
problem. I hope someone has a solution for this one.
Thanks in advance.
 

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