One of the issues that users are relatively faced relatively XP (or just some XP users, May cases special…: P) is the impossibility of accessing Registry Editor and/or Folder Options. Most of the time the cause is either restricting to them by an administrator (or other user) or the result system infection with a virus or trojan. That is why it is recommended that as soon as you notice his problem Make a complete system scan with one antivirus Effective (we recommend Kaspersky).
If your system is not virus, then the restriction was most likely activated by a third person. In this case, follow the indications in this post to quickly solve the problem:
1. Daca Folder Options is disabled, But you can access Registry Editor, the problem is solved simply, through an editing of registers:
a. open Registry Editor (taste regedit in Run) and follow the ways:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent VersionPoliciesExplorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent VersionPoliciesExplorerThen look in the right panel (dword) in the right panel NoFolderOptions and change its value in 0 (disable) or delete the respective entry.
b. If you do not get used to working with registers and you prefer not to do the respective editing, download the next archive, extract the file .reg And give double-click on it to solve the problem of restricting Folder Options.
Download Enable_Folder_Options.zip
2. If and Folder Options and Registry Editor are disabled, then the following methods will be useful:
a. open Run, taste GPEDIT.MSC Then go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates –> System. In the right panel give double-click on Prevent access to Registry editing tools for editing and select Not Configured or Disabled.
b. open Run and Tab the following:
| REG add HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f |
Then give Enter.
After you have activated Registry Editor you will be able to reactivate Folder Options following the methods from point 1.
