- Can't Access Control Panel
- Posted by Frank Pecenka on November 6th, 2005
Help, I can't access my control panel and get referred to my system
administrator. I am the sole user of this computer and never set up
multiple user accounts yet I can't get in to change even my printer
settings. I have not knowingly changed anything on my computer but have had
problems with it hanging since I installed a new Sony DVD-RW drive and the
Nero software that came with it forcing me to have to turn off the computer
as it wouldn't respond to any mouse or keyboard command. Is there anything
I can do? I've tried re-setting to an earlier time several time to no avail
and as a last resort used Norton Go Back to a week ago. Neither helped as
I'm still locked out. Any suggestions or do I have to re-format and
re-install everything which would take up a whole day for sure?
Thanks
Frank Pecenka
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on November 6th, 2005
Check this registry setting...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
Policies\Explorer
Value Name: NoControlPanel
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 or 1
0 (or not in the registry) = The policy is disabled or not configured. Users
can run Control Panel and Control Panel programs.
1 = The policy is enabled. Users cannot run Control Panel or Control Panel
programs.
If XP Pro, see this
[[If users try to select a Control Panel item from the Properties item on a
context menu, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the
action.]]
Prohibit access to the Control Panel
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=422
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:eo22j1o4FHA.2872@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
> Help, I can't access my control panel and get referred to my system
> administrator. I am the sole user of this computer and never set up
> multiple user accounts yet I can't get in to change even my printer
> settings. I have not knowingly changed anything on my computer but have
> had problems with it hanging since I installed a new Sony DVD-RW drive
> and the Nero software that came with it forcing me to have to turn off
> the computer as it wouldn't respond to any mouse or keyboard command. Is
> there anything I can do? I've tried re-setting to an earlier time
> several time to no avail and as a last resort used Norton Go Back to a
> week ago. Neither helped as I'm still locked out. Any suggestions or do
> I have to re-format and re-install everything which would take up a whole
> day for sure?
> Thanks
> Frank Pecenka
- Posted by Frank Pecenka on November 6th, 2005
Thank you it worked!!
Frank
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eN9CE$o4FHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Check this registry setting...
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
> Policies\Explorer
> Value Name: NoControlPanel
> Value Type: REG_DWORD
> Value Data: 0 or 1
> 0 (or not in the registry) = The policy is disabled or not configured.
> Users
> can run Control Panel and Control Panel programs.
> 1 = The policy is enabled. Users cannot run Control Panel or Control Panel
> programs.
>
> If XP Pro, see this
> [[If users try to select a Control Panel item from the Properties item on
> a
> context menu, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the
> action.]]
> Prohibit access to the Control Panel
> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=422
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:eo22j1o4FHA.2872@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
> Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
>> Help, I can't access my control panel and get referred to my system
>> administrator. I am the sole user of this computer and never set up
>> multiple user accounts yet I can't get in to change even my printer
>> settings. I have not knowingly changed anything on my computer but have
>> had problems with it hanging since I installed a new Sony DVD-RW drive
>> and the Nero software that came with it forcing me to have to turn off
>> the computer as it wouldn't respond to any mouse or keyboard command. Is
>> there anything I can do? I've tried re-setting to an earlier time
>> several time to no avail and as a last resort used Norton Go Back to a
>> week ago. Neither helped as I'm still locked out. Any suggestions or do
>> I have to re-format and re-install everything which would take up a whole
>> day for sure?
>> Thanks
>> Frank Pecenka
>
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on November 6th, 2005
Frank,
Your welcome. :-) Which it worked?
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:%23qsS8ju4FHA.156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
> Thank you it worked!!
> Frank
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:eN9CE$o4FHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Check this registry setting...
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
>> Policies\Explorer
>> Value Name: NoControlPanel
>> Value Type: REG_DWORD
>> Value Data: 0 or 1
>> 0 (or not in the registry) = The policy is disabled or not configured.
>> Users
>> can run Control Panel and Control Panel programs.
>> 1 = The policy is enabled. Users cannot run Control Panel or Control
>> Panel programs.
>>
>> If XP Pro, see this
>> [[If users try to select a Control Panel item from the Properties item on
>> a
>> context menu, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the
>> action.]]
>> Prohibit access to the Control Panel
>> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=422
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:eo22j1o4FHA.2872@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
>> Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
>>> Help, I can't access my control panel and get referred to my system
>>> administrator. I am the sole user of this computer and never set up
>>> multiple user accounts yet I can't get in to change even my printer
>>> settings. I have not knowingly changed anything on my computer but have
>>> had problems with it hanging since I installed a new Sony DVD-RW drive
>>> and the Nero software that came with it forcing me to have to turn off
>>> the computer as it wouldn't respond to any mouse or keyboard command.
>>> Is there anything I can do? I've tried re-setting to an earlier time
>>> several time to no avail and as a last resort used Norton Go Back to a
>>> week ago. Neither helped as I'm still locked out. Any suggestions or
>>> do I have to re-format and re-install everything which would take up a
>>> whole day for sure?
>>> Thanks
>>> Frank Pecenka
- Posted by Frank Pecenka on November 6th, 2005
Changing the data value from 1 to 0 in the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
>>> Policies\Explorer
>>> Value Name: NoControlPanel
>>> Value Type: REG_DWORD
>>> Value Data: 0 or 1
Thanks again
Frank
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%23U35%234u4FHA.2092@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Frank,
>
> Your welcome. :-) Which it worked?
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:%23qsS8ju4FHA.156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
> Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
>> Thank you it worked!!
>> Frank
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:eN9CE$o4FHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Check this registry setting...
>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
>>> Policies\Explorer
>>> Value Name: NoControlPanel
>>> Value Type: REG_DWORD
>>> Value Data: 0 or 1
>>> 0 (or not in the registry) = The policy is disabled or not configured.
>>> Users
>>> can run Control Panel and Control Panel programs.
>>> 1 = The policy is enabled. Users cannot run Control Panel or Control
>>> Panel programs.
>>>
>>> If XP Pro, see this
>>> [[If users try to select a Control Panel item from the Properties item
>>> on
>>> a
>>> context menu, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the
>>> action.]]
>>> Prohibit access to the Control Panel
>>> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=422
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:eo22j1o4FHA.2872@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
>>> Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
>>>> Help, I can't access my control panel and get referred to my system
>>>> administrator. I am the sole user of this computer and never set up
>>>> multiple user accounts yet I can't get in to change even my printer
>>>> settings. I have not knowingly changed anything on my computer but
>>>> have
>>>> had problems with it hanging since I installed a new Sony DVD-RW drive
>>>> and the Nero software that came with it forcing me to have to turn off
>>>> the computer as it wouldn't respond to any mouse or keyboard command.
>>>> Is there anything I can do? I've tried re-setting to an earlier time
>>>> several time to no avail and as a last resort used Norton Go Back to a
>>>> week ago. Neither helped as I'm still locked out. Any suggestions or
>>>> do I have to re-format and re-install everything which would take up a
>>>> whole day for sure?
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Frank Pecenka
>
- Posted by Wesley Vogel on November 6th, 2005
Thank you, Frank. Keep having fun. :-)
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:Og8$qkv4FHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
> Changing the data value from 1 to 0 in the
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
>>>> Policies\Explorer
>>>> Value Name: NoControlPanel
>>>> Value Type: REG_DWORD
>>>> Value Data: 0 or 1
> Thanks again
> Frank
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:%23U35%234u4FHA.2092@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Frank,
>>
>> Your welcome. :-) Which it worked?
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:%23qsS8ju4FHA.156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
>> Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
>>> Thank you it worked!!
>>> Frank
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:eN9CE$o4FHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Check this registry setting...
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
>>>> Policies\Explorer
>>>> Value Name: NoControlPanel
>>>> Value Type: REG_DWORD
>>>> Value Data: 0 or 1
>>>> 0 (or not in the registry) = The policy is disabled or not configured.
>>>> Users
>>>> can run Control Panel and Control Panel programs.
>>>> 1 = The policy is enabled. Users cannot run Control Panel or Control
>>>> Panel programs.
>>>>
>>>> If XP Pro, see this
>>>> [[If users try to select a Control Panel item from the Properties item
>>>> on
>>>> a
>>>> context menu, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the
>>>> action.]]
>>>> Prohibit access to the Control Panel
>>>> http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=422
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:eo22j1o4FHA.2872@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
>>>> Frank Pecenka <fhpecenka@shaw.ca> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Help, I can't access my control panel and get referred to my system
>>>>> administrator. I am the sole user of this computer and never set up
>>>>> multiple user accounts yet I can't get in to change even my printer
>>>>> settings. I have not knowingly changed anything on my computer but
>>>>> have
>>>>> had problems with it hanging since I installed a new Sony DVD-RW drive
>>>>> and the Nero software that came with it forcing me to have to turn off
>>>>> the computer as it wouldn't respond to any mouse or keyboard command.
>>>>> Is there anything I can do? I've tried re-setting to an earlier time
>>>>> several time to no avail and as a last resort used Norton Go Back to a
>>>>> week ago. Neither helped as I'm still locked out. Any suggestions or
>>>>> do I have to re-format and re-install everything which would take up a
>>>>> whole day for sure?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Frank Pecenka
