crassus 0 Posted October 9, 2003 <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator The above message appears whenever I attempt to access Internet Options through IE6: Tools>Internet Options. But strangley enough, not when going through Start>Control Panel>Network and Internet Connections>Internet Options. Well, dag gonnit, I'm the only who uses this computer, so I'm the "Admin"! I tried restoring my HD to a previous state/restore point, but the only one available was just the day before, when the problem was still occuring. Short of reinstalling WinXP and...OFP, does anyone know how to "unlock" the browser? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EiZei 0 Posted October 9, 2003 IE sucks balls anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crassus 0 Posted October 9, 2003 Yeah,...Thinkin' 'bout trying out Mozilla, or Opera..... But the question remains. Just irksome not knowing how it happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tovarish 0 Posted October 9, 2003 Try Settings->Control Panel -> User Accounts. See wether your account has "Computer administrator" priviledges (or if your son's does, if you suspect him of doing it). *edit* By default, Windows XP makes everyone an administrator untill you change it, but if you don't have administrator settings, then someone has taken those away from you. Better make your son a regular user to be safe. Click on his, select "Change account type", select "Limited" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toadlife 3 Posted October 9, 2003 Look in your start menu and look for a programs called "TweakUI" or "power toys for windows". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bn880 5 Posted October 9, 2003 Yeah,...Thinkin' 'bout trying out Mozilla, or Opera.....But the question remains. Just irksome not knowing how it happened. Try it, there are pluses and minuses between IE and the others. One of the pluses of "the others" is security, well especially for mail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toadlife 3 Posted October 9, 2003 Also try this: Cllick start>run and run this: "gpedit.msc" This will bring up the local group policy editor Drill down to... Computer Configuration>Administrative templates>Windows components>Internet Explorer also check User Configuration>Administrative templates>Windows components>Internet Explorer ALL of the settings in BOTH of these should be set to "Not configured" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted October 9, 2003 I reccomend corporal punishment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crassus 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Also try this:Cllick start>run and run this: "gpedit.msc" Apparently my copy of WindowsXP doesn't have gpedit.msc, nor TweakUI, nor... Figures... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toadlife 3 Posted October 10, 2003 Must only apply to windowsXP pro - not home edition. Crud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted October 10, 2003 er..........well, i have already trun my head to MyIE2 now........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toadlife 3 Posted October 10, 2003 er..........well, i have already trun my head to MyIE2 now........ I doubt if loading up MyIE2 would help him much - as myIE2 *is* IE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crassus 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Okay, problem solved! Had to go into SAFE Mode. Come to find out, somehow two accounts were set to Computer Administrator account, but logging into one would not allow me to delete the other redundant account. I had to create a few other accounts, set to "Limited", and Login back and forth until ALL the stinkin' accounts showed up! Only then was I able to delete the redundant admin account. OMG! I gonna try Mozilla...see how that works. Thanks for the help, folks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
