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The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.
I can not install any new programs off of a CD. I get the error:
The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. This is a Win98 stand alone computer. There is no poledit.exe program on the computer. It seems that all .exe files are blocked from being copied or run off of the CD. I've found articles that say you can download poledit.exe from "online services", but I can not find any site that has it. Does anyone know a FIX for this problem. I do have SpyBot installed. I changed the settings that lock IE options and even uninstalled it, but that didn't help. I also have Norton Anti-Virus. I totally disabled everything on it and that did not help. Bob |
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Click Start, then Log off. When you get the logon box, enter a name (and a
password, if you wish, but it won't secure your computer) and try your installation again. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "loneieagle" wrote in message oups.com... I can not install any new programs off of a CD. I get the error: The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. This is a Win98 stand alone computer. There is no poledit.exe program on the computer. It seems that all .exe files are blocked from being copied or run off of the CD. I've found articles that say you can download poledit.exe from "online services", but I can not find any site that has it. Does anyone know a FIX for this problem. I do have SpyBot installed. I changed the settings that lock IE options and even uninstalled it, but that didn't help. I also have Norton Anti-Virus. I totally disabled everything on it and that did not help. Bob |
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It sounds like policy restrictions are in effect--is this a home PC?
-- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "loneieagle" wrote in message oups.com... I can not install any new programs off of a CD. I get the error: The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. This is a Win98 stand alone computer. There is no poledit.exe program on the computer. It seems that all .exe files are blocked from being copied or run off of the CD. I've found articles that say you can download poledit.exe from "online services", but I can not find any site that has it. Does anyone know a FIX for this problem. I do have SpyBot installed. I changed the settings that lock IE options and even uninstalled it, but that didn't help. I also have Norton Anti-Virus. I totally disabled everything on it and that did not help. Bob |
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Response to both previous answers.
1. I am logged on as a user. I've tried installing under the default user, my user ID and one of the other ID's 2. Yes, this is a home stand-alone computer. I've check for policy restrictions in the registry and can not find any that would restrict this. If any of you know of a registry key that may be preventing this, let me know. I can get around in the registry, but I just don't know exactly what to look for to solve this problem. Bob Ron Badour wrote: It sounds like policy restrictions are in effect--is this a home PC? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "loneieagle" wrote in message oups.com... I can not install any new programs off of a CD. I get the error: The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. This is a Win98 stand alone computer. There is no poledit.exe program on the computer. It seems that all .exe files are blocked from being copied or run off of the CD. I've found articles that say you can download poledit.exe from "online services", but I can not find any site that has it. Does anyone know a FIX for this problem. I do have SpyBot installed. I changed the settings that lock IE options and even uninstalled it, but that didn't help. I also have Norton Anti-Virus. I totally disabled everything on it and that did not help. Bob |
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Start regedit, expand and highlight the following keys and look in the
right window for "RestrictRun". If you find it, delete it. You may have to restart the computer for the change to take effect. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Expl= orer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Exp= lorer Ben "loneieagle" wrote in message = oups.com... I can not install any new programs off of a CD. I get the error: =20 =20 The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. =20 =20 This is a Win98 stand alone computer. There is no poledit.exe program on the computer. =20 =20 It seems that all .exe files are blocked from being copied or run off of the CD. =20 =20 I've found articles that say you can download poledit.exe from "online services", but I can not find any site that has it. =20 =20 Does anyone know a FIX for this problem. =20 =20 I do have SpyBot installed. I changed the settings that lock IE = options =20 and even uninstalled it, but that didn't help. =20 =20 I also have Norton Anti-Virus. I totally disabled everything on it and that did not help.=20 =20 =20 Bob |
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To install the System Policy Editor (poledit.exe), go to Control Panel,
Add/Remove Programs, click the Windows Setup tab and click Have Disk. In the Install From box, click Browse and browse to the Tools\Reskit\Netadmin\Poledit folder on the W98 CD. Highlight poledit.inf and click OK twice. In the Have Disk screen, check the System Policy Editor box and click Install. Once installed, run the policy editor. Under file, click on: Open Registry. Double click the Local User icon. Double click on W98 System, double click restrictions and if there is a mark in the Only run... box, remove it and then OK your way out. Close the policy editor and save the changes. The language of the error message is the one typically used when restrictions are in effect. If this is not it then I don't have any other ideas. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "loneieagle" wrote in message oups.com... Response to both previous answers. 1. I am logged on as a user. I've tried installing under the default user, my user ID and one of the other ID's 2. Yes, this is a home stand-alone computer. I've check for policy restrictions in the registry and can not find any that would restrict this. If any of you know of a registry key that may be preventing this, let me know. I can get around in the registry, but I just don't know exactly what to look for to solve this problem. Bob Ron Badour wrote: It sounds like policy restrictions are in effect--is this a home PC? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "loneieagle" wrote in message oups.com... I can not install any new programs off of a CD. I get the error: The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. This is a Win98 stand alone computer. There is no poledit.exe program on the computer. It seems that all .exe files are blocked from being copied or run off of the CD. I've found articles that say you can download poledit.exe from "online services", but I can not find any site that has it. Does anyone know a FIX for this problem. I do have SpyBot installed. I changed the settings that lock IE options and even uninstalled it, but that didn't help. I also have Norton Anti-Virus. I totally disabled everything on it and that did not help. Bob |
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Thanks for the reply. There is no RestrictRun. Must be something else.
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Thanks for the reply Ron. I installed poledit, but when I ran it, there
are no policies set up. I tried totally uninstalling Norton, that did not help either. I'm at a loss as to where this restriction is coming from. |
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You said: It seems that all .exe files are blocked from being copied or
run off of the CD. What CD is it and have you tried running any other CD to see if they work? All the best, -- George Aker aka SG Google is your friend www.google.com Anything else is just a search engine "loneieagle" wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for the reply Ron. I installed poledit, but when I ran it, there are no policies set up. I tried totally uninstalling Norton, that did not help either. I'm at a loss as to where this restriction is coming from. |
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Try running the Msconfig utility and deselecting all of the following:
Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, Startup items. Restart and test. There may be something loading at Startup that is causing this problem. How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility with Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281965 PattyL "loneieagle" wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for the reply Ron. I installed poledit, but when I ran it, there are no policies set up. I tried totally uninstalling Norton, that did not help either. I'm at a loss as to where this restriction is coming from. |
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