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Add or Remove Programs has been restricted.

I tried to open "Add/New Programs" icons in the control panel and an error message pop up,
"Add or Remove Programs has been restricted. Please check with your administrator"

I log in as an Administrator and have checked the group policy in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Add or Remove Programs is set to disable.

I was wondering where can I find the setting to remove this resctricted Add/New Programs?

Jay_Jay70

Hi kecoak,

it is being hit by a Group Policy not a local policy, i take it you work in a domain environment administered by the IT team?

Cheers!

kecoak

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yes, it is on my Windows 2003 Server Domain controller, so it must be the group policy.

kecoak

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But I have no idea where I could find the corresponding setting in the group policy.
any idea

J H

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel...that's where the Hide Control Panel Applets is located.

J H

OK...I read that completely different the 1st time....sorry for restating what you've already said.

Who are you logged in as when you get that error?

Sridhar Cherukuri

kecoak

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I logged in as Administrator

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kecoak

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I say otherwise, if I set this setting to disable it means that it wouldn't restrict add/remove programs.