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JK - 31 Dec 2003 18:33 GMT

When in IE6 and attempting to open Tools>Internet options
I get a "restrictions" dialog box saying " This operation
has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
computer. Please contact your" sys admin.
I'm running XP Home and have run a current virus scan
(Norton) and spy-ware check (S&D). MS Knowledge Base
referred to XP setting restriction thru group objects,
but MMC (I'd never used that before) didn't show anything
and regedit has had no entries for group objects under
windows>current version.
I found a partial work around - by going to IE6
Help>Contents and Index>Options>Internet Options... it
will open the internet options dialog box and let me
access temp files and history, but not Home Page items.
Any ideas?? - Thanx much

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Doug Knox MS-MVP - 31 Dec 2003 19:08 GMT

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Windows XP Security Console. This restriction, and many others, can be controlled with this application. Also see www.lavasoft.de for AdAware

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> When in IE6 and attempting to open Tools>Internet options
> I get a "restrictions" dialog box saying " This operation
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> access temp files and history, but not Home Page items.
> Any ideas?? - Thanx much

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JK - 31 Dec 2003 19:40 GMT

Doug - Your utility WORKED GREAT--THANX!!!

>-----Original Message-----
>See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Windows XP Security Console. This restriction, and many others, can

be controlled with this application. Also see
www.lavasoft.de for AdAware

>> When in IE6 and attempting to open Tools>Internet options
>> I get a "restrictions" dialog box saying " This operation
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>> Any ideas?? - Thanx much
>.

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Doug Knox MS-MVP - 31 Dec 2003 19:44 GMT

You're welcome :)

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> Doug - Your utility WORKED GREAT--THANX!!!
> >-----Original Message-----
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> >> Any ideas?? - Thanx much
> >.

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