internet options

Hi,

Home or work computer?

Group Policy settings can stop the Internet Options applet from being accessed by users from either the Tools menu or the Control Panel.

(I am tempted to say that it may have got jealous and ran away when you whent on holidays.)

Regards.

IECUSTOMIZER at 2007-10-3 >

Hi,

Try these instructions (copied from the microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general ng)

Do both #1 and #2!!

1. IE Restrictions undo
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/Restrictions.htm

Download http://camtech2000.net/Programs/restrc10.zip to your desktop >
Extract the contents of restrc10.zip to your desktop and run the utility.

_Uncheck_ any entries to /remove/ the restriction(s).

2. Now run a /thorough/ check for hijackware to find out what caused the
restriction(s) in the first place, including posting your hijackthis log to
an appropriate forum.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.exe) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

Regards.

IECUSTOMIZER at 2007-10-3 >