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Cannot find Control panel

My Control Panel disappeared! When I use a program like appwiz.cpl I get a message saying "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact the administrator".

Well, I am the administrator and logged on as such. I have not knowingly set any restrictions, especially on myself. I get the same message when I click on the system time clock.

I cannot relate this problem to a particular point in time.
Using Windows2000 Professional.

Thanks for your help.

PublicFatality

Are you sure no group policies or audit's have been set up on the machine. Sounds like you have have a corrupt security hive (although this is just a guess) If that is the case, I'm not sure how you would repair it. Anyone else?

Kris

MarkoM

Delete your user profile.

create new user and give ti a administrator rights.

Log out and log in with new user.
Go to the computer proprieties and go to the user profile tab
Delete your admin profile ( first backup your documents favorites and cookies )
Log out and re log in with Administrator. So the system can recreate all special folder with system extensions [“pippo.{12436493p03’2034945-847484.4948} pippo special system folder }

BR
MM

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Microana

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I don't know what happened. I didn't change anything- just looked around using gpedit.msc, but my control panel is back and I can now access the time/day.

Thanks so much!