Re: Problem with security settings for internet explorer

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/29/05


Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:34:52 -0400

In news:E8DBA6CA-53EC-4B55-804B-4BB0E36C5BED@microsoft.com,
canu0228 <canu0228@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I am fairly new to XP Pro security and have been trying things on a
> new system. I have one limited account and my account is
> Administrator. Now when I use Ineternet Explorer and select internet
> options on the tools menu, it says that it is restricted and the see
> an administrator. I am not sure how to set this back to default
> settings. Thanks for any help on this.

Did you disable the ability to access IE's tools/options in gpedit.msc? (Or
another tweaking application perhaps?)

Galen

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