Unblocking MS Spyware Blocked Action

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

it may have been a one-time blocking of the action instead of a selection to
always block that action. check the setting of the key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders\Favorites
it should point to:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Favorites

also check:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders\Favorites
it should be:
%USERPROFILE%\Favorites


"JP" <JP@no.spam> wrote in message
news D7$sCeSFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> A PC here does not display the Favorites. Nor can one Organize Favorites
or
> Add to Favorites.
>
> Export-Import to Favorites does not work either.
>
> The only even prior to this was that a user clicked on "Block" for a
> Security Alert from MS Spyware regarding something about the Favorites
> folder. Unfortunately the Block option was clicked too fast before any
> details could be noted.
>
> There is no option visible in MS Spyware to unblock this action - all
events
> come up blank. However the event log does show the following items:
>
> Windows Services alert
> Occurred on: 4/25/2005 at 10:12:45
> The user Administrator, has decided to block the Windows service ISO
> Recorder C:\Program Files\Alex Feinman\ISO Recorder\ImapiHelper.exe from
> being added.
>
> User Shell Folders alert
> Occurred on: 4/25/2005 at 10:12:42
> The user Administrator, has decided to prevent a change to the user's
> defined shell folders from Favorites to %USERPROFILE%\Favorites.
>
> How can these actions be now undone? Unfortunately System Restore was not
> enabled on this particular machine.
>
> Also MS Spyware itself cannot be uninstalled as it says something like:
> %/USERPROFILE/FAVORITES/% NOT FOUND (or words to that effect)
>
> The Favorites folder itself in Documents and Settings/Administrator/ shows
> all entries intact.
>
> This has me a bit puzzled not to say frazzled.
>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
> JP
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

Thanks for the response.

I just checked the registry locations and they are precisely where they
should be!

I could delete and add contents of the Favorites folder, in fact the folder
itself, but it remains totally invisible to Internet Explorer!

Very very perplexing.

JP


"Dave" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23IJmijeSFHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
: it may have been a one-time blocking of the action instead of a selection
to
: always block that action. check the setting of the key:
: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
: Folders\Favorites
: it should point to:
: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Favorites
:
: also check:
: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
: Shell Folders\Favorites
: it should be:
: %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
:
:
: "JP" <JP@no.spam> wrote in message
: news D7$sCeSFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
: > A PC here does not display the Favorites. Nor can one Organize Favorites
: or
: > Add to Favorites.
: >
: > Export-Import to Favorites does not work either.
: >
: > The only even prior to this was that a user clicked on "Block" for a
: > Security Alert from MS Spyware regarding something about the Favorites
: > folder. Unfortunately the Block option was clicked too fast before any
: > details could be noted.
: >
: > There is no option visible in MS Spyware to unblock this action - all
: events
: > come up blank. However the event log does show the following items:
: >
: > Windows Services alert
: > Occurred on: 4/25/2005 at 10:12:45
: > The user Administrator, has decided to block the Windows service ISO
: > Recorder C:\Program Files\Alex Feinman\ISO Recorder\ImapiHelper.exe from
: > being added.
: >
: > User Shell Folders alert
: > Occurred on: 4/25/2005 at 10:12:42
: > The user Administrator, has decided to prevent a change to the user's
: > defined shell folders from Favorites to %USERPROFILE%\Favorites.
: >
: > How can these actions be now undone? Unfortunately System Restore was
not
: > enabled on this particular machine.
: >
: > Also MS Spyware itself cannot be uninstalled as it says something like:
: > %/USERPROFILE/FAVORITES/% NOT FOUND (or words to that effect)
: >
: > The Favorites folder itself in Documents and Settings/Administrator/
shows
: > all entries intact.
: >
: > This has me a bit puzzled not to say frazzled.
: >
: > Thanks for any pointers.
: >
: > JP
: >
: >
:
: