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Restrictions win 98 SE

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by vestal1

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All of a sudden, when I try and click on a link in Outlook, I get a message "The operation has been canceled, due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator."

The only thing that has been done is some windows update. Also, on this system, I can not use the internet connection wizard...restriction message again. This win 98 system use to be on a network a long time ago. I have looked everywhere on this system and can not find anyway to clear all restrictions. I am logged on as system administrator automaticaly.

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by mm212

There is a program on the Windows 98 CD called Policy Editor. The file name of the program is poledit.exe. Run it and import the .adm file from your computer. There you can edit the policies currently set up on your computer. These policies run fromthe ability to edit the registry to whether to show My Computer on the desktop. MANY different settings and it may take a while to find the one you're looking for.

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