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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Rnavarro on September 22, 2005, 08:38:18 AM

Title: Access to Control Panel/Display
Post by: Rnavarro on September 22, 2005, 08:38:18 AM

I can't access the DISPLAY icon from my 'Control Panel'. I get the following message:

"This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator"

I have verified that the user I'm using has 'Administrator rights. What else can I check?

Title: Re: Access to Control Panel/Display
Post by: Raptor on September 22, 2005, 08:58:26 AM

Are you using Spybot S&D?

Title: Re: Access to Control Panel/Display
Post by: rnavarro on September 22, 2005, 12:15:42 PM

what is Spybot S&D used for? How can it be used to solve my problem?

Title: Re: Access to Control Panel/Display
Post by: Raptor on September 22, 2005, 01:12:16 PM

Try using the following programs:

Virus scanners
AVG Free (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1)
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en)
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html)
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp)
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal (http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm)
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis (http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip)
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger (http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/)
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder (http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html)
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.