Re: Administrator cannot change any settings

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 03/11/03 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:54:28 -0500

Mel,

It doesn't sound as if they're having a problem with permissions, it appears
to be something with running the applets themselves. 

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"Mel Arnold" <arnom@mvschool.com> wrote in message
news:020501c2e810$3124eee0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Based on your description we seem to have the same problem
> with one of 22 XP machines here.  Even when we used MMC to
> change permissions a reboot would lock administrator out.
> We don't even see the control panel in the start menu.  We
> tried to perform an XP restore but that did not change the
> situation either. I see there has not been a post since
> Sunday.  Has the problem been fixed?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Doug,
> >
> >No change after applying this fix + a reboot.
> >Any other ideas?
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Stephen,
> >>
> >>It may be that the default file associations for CPL
> >files are damaged.  See
> >>www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, File Association Fixes.
> >In that section
> >>you'll find a download for CPL files.  This download is
> a
> >Registry export
> >>(zipped) of the following Registry keys:
> >>
> >>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cplfile
> >>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cpl
> >>
> >>If you wish to make a backup of these two keys, click
> >Start, Run and enter
> >>REGEDIT   Go to the keys indicated, right click and
> >select Export.  This
> >>will create a REG file for each key that can be re-
> >imported, if need be.
> >>Then find the file you downloaded and extract the REG
> >file inside.  Double
> >>click the cpl_file_assoc.reg file and answer yes to the
> >import prompt.
> >>--
> >>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >>http://www.dougknox.com
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> >>
> >>"Stephen Moreno" <stingrae@prodigy.net> wrote in message
> >>news:002001c2e5f2$c2249960$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> No error message just none of the icons in control
> panel
> >>> do anything.
> >>>
> >>> I scoured the microsoft knowledge base and found
> nothing
> >>> really related to this problem.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> >What is the specific error message you're getting?
> >>> >
> >>> >--
> >>> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >>> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >>> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >>> >--------------------------------
> >>> >Associate Expert
> >>> >ExpertZone -
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>> >--------------------------------
> >>> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >>> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >>> >
> >>> >"Stephen Moreno" <Stingrae@prodigy.net> wrote in
> >message
> >>> >news:020501c2e5ee$53d23f20$a201280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> >> Yes.  Logged in under safe mode as Administrator.
> I
> >am
> >>> >> unable to access user accounts to make any
> changes.
> >I
> >>> >> didn't set up any group policies.  But then this is
> >not
> >>> my
> >>> >> machine.  I am just the one who was asked to fix
> this
> >>> >> problem.  Is there an alternate way to access user
> >>> >> accounts and group policies?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> >> >    Are you sure you are logged in as an
> >administrator?
> >>> >> Group policy
> >>> >> >settings may apply to an administrator, though an
> >>> >> administrator should be
> >>> >> >able to reverse settings unless he is totally
> locked
> >>> >> out.  --- Steve
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >"Stephen Moreno" <stingrae@prodigy.net> wrote in
> >>> message
> >>> >> >news:035f01c2e5ce$a971b3e0$3301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> >> >> When logged in as an administrator I am unable
> to
> >run
> >>> >> any
> >>> >> >> tools in control panel or change any settings
> >>> anywhere
> >>> >> >> else.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >.
> >>> >
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

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