Control Security Settings Feature in Outlook 98 (All Windows)

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Control Security Settings Feature in Outlook 98 (All Windows)
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The Outlook 98 service packs introduced a security feature that disabled the ability to directly open executable (EXE) file. This tweak allows you to disable that functionality.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'CheckAdminSettings' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
CheckAdminSettings	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Security

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Security]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Security]
Name: CheckAdminSettings
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = Lock-down mode, 1 = Custom Security Settings)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: August 20, 2002

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