"Your system administrator has disabled the display control panel"?

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I get this message when I try to enter display settings
"Your system administrator has disabled the display control panel

I am the system administrator and the only user of my computer
I have tried everything I know
It appeared to occur when I installed Max Payne 2 but it since has been removed and still no changes.

I was hoping someone could shed some light on this because my resolution is bigger than I really like and it makes it hard to run some applications I use

Thanks for your time
 
JRW said:
I get this message when I try to enter display settings.
"Your system administrator has disabled the display control panel"

I am the system administrator and the only user of my computer.
I have tried everything I know
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Hi

See http://www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Windows XP Security Console.
This restriction, and many others, can be controlled with this utility.
 
any idea why this has happened? At one time i could adjust the settings. I dont like lots of added software, so I preferr your option as a last resort. If there Is a way I can fix this through XP I would appriciate it.....

thanks
 
try in safe mode.
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any idea why this has happened? At one time i could
Click to expand...
adjust the settings. I dont like lots of added software,
so I preferr your option as a last resort. If there Is a
way I can fix this through XP I would appriciate it......
 
safe mode didn't work... however while i was in safe mode i created another user account as another administrater....... it then let me change the settings.... I dont know if it would work in normal mode... but eitherway, it worked. thanks guys
 
The account that has the restriction will still be unable to change Display properties. While logged into that account, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Look in the right pane for a value called NoDispCPL. If it exists, its value should be set to 0 (zero). If not double click it and change it.

This is the same setting that my Security Console changes, without having to manually edit the Registry.
 
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