NETWORK CONTROL PANEL

[gatelinks]

I have asked this question many times and they all get it wrong. I have to get into my network control panel under settings but I can't. It says the systems admin has disabled the control panel for networks. I there a way to enable this. Other have said to go to networks and change something but I can't get into networks control panel. I know what I want to change, I want to know how to get the window for it.

[Theoran]

Gatelinks, is this a home computer or is this a business computer hooked to a network?

[gatelinks]

Originally posted by gatelinks:
<STRONG>I have asked this question many times and they all get it wrong. I have to get into my network control panel under settings but I can't. It says the systems admin has disabled the control panel for networks. I there a way to enable this. Other have said to go to networks and change something but I can't get into networks control panel. I know what I want to change, I want to know how to get the window for it.</STRONG>
I have a gateway with windows 98se

[ 31 January 2002: Message edited by: gatelinks ]

[Theoran]

Ok, gatelinks, but is your computer at home or is it a business computer? ;)

[gatelinks]

Originally posted by Theoran:
<STRONG>Ok, gatelinks, but is your computer at home or is it a business computer? ;)</STRONG> It is a home computer. only attached to a dialup 56k.

[Theoran]

IF this is your Personal computer then heres the fix....

"Every time I try to go to the Network section of Windows Control Panel, a message appears saying 'Your system administrator disabled the Network Contol Panel.' What does this mean and what can I do about it?"

A tool called System Policy Editor controls this behavior. People who set up networks, like system administrators at a school or small business, sometimes like to use System Policy Editor to prevent the users from changing operating system settings that they feel should be left alone for safety or security reasons. This tool (among its many other uses) can disable access to the Network Control Panel as described above.

To regain access to Network Control Panel on a computer, one must make appropriate changes through System Policy Editor (SPE). Microsoft does not include SPE with the default Windows setup, but SPE can be installed from the appropriate Resource Kit. On a Windows 98 CD, for example, SPE can be found on the CD at \Tools\Reskit\Netadmin\Poledit

Read over this link. It will help you edit the policy.
Profiles, System Policies, and the Registry (http://compnetworking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/1011part2c.html)

Sorry about having to be a rules lawyer.