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> "digijack" wrote:
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> > Hello,
> > Running HP Pavilion a1138.uk Win XP Home SP3.
> > I recently had no tools button which used to be on the right-hand side of
> > the toolbar. This issue was corrected as a direct result of installing 7 MS
> > updates. I was reluctant to install these updates, for it was the
> > installation of the SP3 that created the problem of not having a tools button
> > in the first place. Everything was fine before installing SP3. The
> > insallation of SP3 was done via the yellow shield that appears from time to
> > inform me that there are updates available. That is the history of how I came
> > to install SP3. Now for the subject matter.
> >
> > When Internet Options in the drop-down menu is clicked, nothing happens.
> > This is also the case in Control Panel when that icon is double clicked. I
> > didn't expect it to behave differently, but we try these things, don't we?
> >
> > I have searched different XP links within the MS site but have not yet found
> > a solution to this problem of Internet Options. Please help.
> >
> > Thank you.
>
>
> Open a run command and type in:
> regedit click [OK} and locate this key:
>
> [-]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \
> Restrictions=
> "NoBrowserOptions" Delete this Entry.
> Close the Registry and Reboot your machine, are you able to access the IE
> Options?
>
> Run a thorough scan by doing the following steps:
> 1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
> by doing this:
> Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
> Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
> On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
> General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
> Advanced
> Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
> Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
> [&] Browsing
> [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
> Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
> Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
> culprit and update it or remove it.
> How to manage Add-Ons:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256> Scan for malware from here:
> SuperAntispyware - Free
>
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html>
http://www.malwarebytes.org/rr-update/rr-free-setup.exe>
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah>
> Run a scan from here on-line:
>
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym>
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx> Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
>
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html> Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware Version 4.27
>
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html>
> Run disk clean up on your Drive.
> You can download this tool o run clean up:
>
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim> Run Disk Clean Up on your Drive.
> HTH,
> nass
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