How to Setup parental controls in windows Vista
Parental controls are a great first step to keeping children safe online. To configure Parental Controls your computer must be set up with at least one password-protected administrator user account.
To Set up parental controls
1- Log in to a user account that has administrative privileges.
2- **** the Start button, choose Control Panel, and **** Set up parental controls for any user.
3- You come to a page that shows the name and picture for each user account youve created **** the user account for which you want to set up parental controls.
To Define Web restrictions
1- To define Web restrictions, **** Windows Vista Web Filter.
2- There are many ways to block Web content. The first step is to choose the first option, Block some websites
or content.
3- To define specific Web sites that the user can view, select " Only allow websites which are on the
allow list".
4- **** "Edit the Allow and block list". Under the Website address heading, type or paste the URL of a single site and the **** "Allow" or "Block".
5- To prevent user from viewing only the sites you put in that Blocked websites list. dont select the Only Allow websites which are on the allow list option. And finally **** OK.
To set time limits
1- To specify times when the user is allowed to use the computer, **** Time Limits
2- Youll see a grid of days and times. Initially all squares are white, meaning there are no restrictions. You can **** any time slot for which the user isnt allowed to use the computer to turn it blue.
3- Finally **** OK.
To Control game play
1- To control the users game play, **** Games.
2- If you dont want the user to use the computer for game play at all, choose No. Otherwise, choose Yes.
If you choose Yes, you can block games based on content. **** Set game ratings. Your first options will be based on ESRB ratings
3- To prevent the user from playing games that have no ESRB rating, choose Block games with no rating. And then select contents you want to block.
4- **** OK after making your selections. Then **** OK again to return to the main parental controls page for the user.
To Block and allow programs
1- **** Allow and Block Specific Programs.
2- to allow the user to use all programs select "<user> can use all programs".
3- To restrict programs, choose <user> can only use the programs I allow. And then select programs you allow.
5- **** OK
To View User Activity Reports
As an administrator, you can view the report for any user at any time **** View activity reports.
The report shows the top 10 visited Web sites overall, the last 10 visited sites, file downloads, login times,
programs used, games played, instant messaging information, e-mails sent and received, and more. Basically
you get to see everything the user has done.
