Properties of IE 6

[zainravi]

With IE v. 6.0, My internet Properties page (under

tools/options) no longer offers the "General" tab and

the "Programs" tab. ALl I have

is "Security", "Privacy", "Content", "Connections",

and "Advanced".

how do i restore those tabs??

i've got win xp sp2

with latest updates

help!!!!!!!!!

[matrix0978]

First of all. IE? ewwwww. I would definitly change to Firefox or Opera. If you dont switch then i would recommend reinstalling IE.

[Sunil]

There are certain programs that can lock certain tabs, however in your situation i do not know what can make those tabs disappear. What you can do is prob do a spyware scan and see if you can do a system restore to a later date.

Sunil

[Takeshi]

These restrictions can be set by malware or by Group Policy.

The relevant registry key is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel

GeneralTab

ProgramsTab

Just delete these keys

[Yzöwl]

Here is a bunch of reg settings which may help!

[HKEY_<LOCAL_MACHINE or CURRENT_USER or USERS\.Default>\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
;<Adds or Removes> the Security tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.
"SecurityTab"=dword:0000000<0 or 1>
;<Adds or Removes> the Programs tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.
"ProgramsTab"=dword:0000000<0 or 1>
;<Adds or Removes> the Privacy tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.
"PrivacyTab"=dword:0000000<0 or 1>
;<Adds or Removes> the General tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.
"GeneralTab"=dword:0000000<0 or 1>
;<Adds or Removes> the Content tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.
"ContentTab"=dword:0000000<0 or 1>
;<Adds or Removes> the Connections tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.
"ConnectionsTab"=dword:0000000<0 or 1>
;<Adds or Removes> the Advanced tab from the interface in the Internet Options dialog box.
"AdvancedTab"=dword:0000000<0 or 1>

No need to delete keys, if you wish you just toggle between 0 & 1