"JEM" wrote:

> please help, i cannot access my control panel also cannot change the time on
> my computer when i click on it, it says this operation has been cancelled due
> to restrictions in effect on this computer.contact your system
> administrator.. i have not changed any settings

Do you have another account on this machine?
What happen if you logged with it, are you able to access anything?
Does this a work machine or home user machine?
Use this tool to restore the control panel:
Restore Control panel:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs...ionrestore.reg

Unexplained computer behaviour may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

2.... And also for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/supe...freevspro.html
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/d....htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/d...d=ie&venid=sym
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Do...eeRemovalTool/

=How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
Run disk clean up and then this command:
sfc /scannow get the XP CD handy it may ask you to insert it in to repair
what it will find.
Reboot when it finishes.
HTH.
nass
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