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Can't open Internet Options on IE
Name: RayAsh Date: August 11, 2005 at 13:49:17 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: P4 2.2/512
Comment:
Greetings.
Whenever I click on "Tools," then "Internet Options" in Internet Explorer I get the following message: "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your systems administrator." I am logged on to the administrator account for this machine (there is only one account on the whole machine in fact). Can anyone tell me what setting(s) I need to change?
Thank you in advance for both your time and your consideration!
Name: RayAsh Date: August 11, 2005 at 14:00:10 Pacific
Reply:
Nope...using Microsoft Anti Spyware. Is this a known issue?
Thank you in advance for both your time and your consideration!
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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf Date: August 11, 2005 at 14:14:18 Pacific
Reply:
Ray, I don't have Microsoft Anti-Spyware installed but there may be a setting in that program you may have to change to get back your Internet Options.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 4
Name: Tufenuf Date: August 11, 2005 at 14:23:22 Pacific
Reply:
Ray, If there's no option in the Microsoft Anti-Spyware program go to the link below, click on Win XP Fixes and download the Fix Internet Options Restriction. Instructions are on the download page.
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