This simple batch file should fix the Outlook error 'This operation was cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer' that occurs when clicking on a hyperlink in an email message after you've uninstalled or removed the Google Chrome browser. I'm still not entirely sure why this problem only seems to occur with Outlook, but not Windows Mail, Live Mail, or Outlook Express Also, it doesn't happen to everyone. This batch file only works with the IE file type associations and registry settings, it doesn't touch anything with Outlook.
download here ---> IE-associations.zip
- Save or open the zip file
- Extract the contents to a folder (IE-associations) on your desktop. Because of the simple way that it runs, it can not run directly from inside the zip file, you must extract it first, and the location to extract it to is your Windows desktop.
- Vista & Windows 7 users must right-click on the IE-associations.bat file and choose 'Run as Administrator'. XP users can just run it by double clicking.
- Your original settings will be saved to a file called origsettings.txt and the new settings will be saved to newsettings.txt.
- Test to make sure that everything works properly before deleting origsettings.txt.
Note: this utility will not circumvent any real restrictions that your corporate IT department or system administrator may have actually set using Group Policy or some other tool.