The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.
Hi, I am using Windows 98 since long time; it is a standalone computer, not connected to any network. Today when I started my system everything was working fine but as soon as I go to install any new program from any CD, I get the following error message:
“The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.”
I don’t think there is any virus problem because I am having updated Norton and Spybot installed. Do you guys have any idea what could be the problem and how can I fix it ? Thank you.
Re: The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.
Just go through the following steps:
- Go to Start and click RUN
- Type regedit, press Enter.
- Navigate to the following locations:
Quote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
- Here on the right pane, see if you get a key named ‘RestrictRun’.
- If you get it, delete the same and exit Registery editor.
Restart the computer to effect the changes and now see if you get the error.
Re: The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.
Thanks a lot for your reply rossen but there is not any key named RestrictRun on the provided locations.
Must be something else. Any other suggestion?