lost access to "internet options"

[IE security question 23423]

all of a sudden, i cannot access internet options, and i am givin a warning

says



"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in affect on this

computer. please contact your system admimisntator

 

[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 idea to export

any key before deleting.



Check the startup (Start-Run-MSCONFIG-Startup tab) for any unknown

items if it is reset on reboot.



If you use SpyBot's Immunize feature, then you can unlock in Tools-IE

Tweaks-"Lock IE Control Panel"



....Alan

--

Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows -Internet Explorer



On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:24:01 -0700, in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, IE security question 23423 wrote:



>all of a sudden, i cannot access internet options, and i am givin a warning

>says

>

>"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in affect on this

>computer. please contact your system admimisntator

 

[Greg Russell]

In news:56AB8029-ACCE-4B7D-B769-C8DEB357B91F@microsoft.com,

IE security question 23423 typed:



> all of a sudden, i cannot access internet options, and i am givin a

> warning says

>

> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in affect on

> this computer. please contact your system admimisntator



Whatdid your system administrator say, when you contacted them? Assuming of

course that someone is administratively over-ridng your indicidual choices,

as is normal in a corporate environment.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

State your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2) as well

as your IE version in your next reply.



What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)?



Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this

machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?





IE security question 23423 wrote:

> all of a sudden, i cannot access internet options, and i am givin a

> warning

> says

>

> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in affect on this

> computer. please contact your system admimisntator

 

[Jose]

On Mar 17, 11:24 pm, IE security question 23423 wrote:

> all of a sudden, i cannot access internet options, and i am givin a warning

> says

>

> "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in affect on this

> computer. please contact your system admimisntator



If you did not change the restrictions, something changed it for you

(or it is broken some other way).



It does not make sense to just change the registry to remove the

restriction or use some other method as a "fix" for the issue and not

know if you there is malicious software afoot or not. You could "fix"

it and be able to access the feature but still be infected and what

good will that do you and who knows what else is broken? How did it

get this way in the first place?



One you know you have no malicious software, if it is still broken,

then fix it - and the best way to fix it on a clean system depends on

your version of XP.



I recommend the following course of action.



Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining

issues:



Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware

detection programs:



Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/

SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/



They can be uninstalled later if desired.



To eliminate questions and guessing, please provide additional

information about your system.



Click Start, Run and in the box enter:



msinfo32



Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select

All, Copy and then paste the information back here.



There will be some personal information (like System Name and User

Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just

delete it from the pasted information.