"MTR1011" <mtr1011@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8F4BA49A-C0E3-40A0-BCEB-827B63D3DDE3@microsoft.com...
> Clicking "tools" then "internet options" will not display the internet
> options window. It does, however, flash a small window that appears in
> the
> upper left-hand side of the screen, but the window appears then disappears
> in
> about 1/10th of a second.

Close IE.
Open Regedit.
Find the value NoBrowserOptions and remove every instance of it.
It is most likely (but not necessarily) to be here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Restrictions

You might try this from Mike Burgess first if you use SpyBot:
'Did you by chance run SpyBot's Immunize feature?
If so, you can unlock by unchecking the option to "Protect IE Control
Panel".
See http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=6748

AdAware, MS Anti-Spyware and other anti-spyware and anti-virus programs may
have similar options.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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