my brother forgot the content advisor password and know i
cannot access most pages on msn.com help me please

The following steps will remove any password set in the Internet Explorer
Content Advisor and allow you to reset the program to its original state:

1. Click on Start and choose Run.

2. Type in RegEdit and select OK.

3. Now click on the little plus sign to the left of H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

4. Continue to drill down through Software, Microsoft, Windows, Current Version and Policies.
Always click on the plus sign at the left of the named key.

5. Now click on the Ratings folder.

6. In the right pane of the RegEdit window, you'll see an icon called Key. Click on it and press Delete.

7. Next, choose Registry and then Exit to exit RegEdit. You've just deleted your original Content Advisor
password.

8. Restart the computer and run Internet Explorer again.

9. Choose View and then Internet Options

10. Click on the Content tab and click on Disable. When asked for a password, don't enter anything;
just click on OK. This will disable Content Advisor because there's no longer a password.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Jonathan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| my brother forgot the content advisor password and know i
| cannot access most pages on msn.com help me please

>-----Original Message-----
>my brother forgot the content advisor password and know i
>cannot access most pages on msn.com help me please
>.
>Can't you just go to options and change that? I don't use
a password for msn

Regarding the post:
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| From: <(E-Mail Removed)>
| Subject: Content advisor password
| Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 05:21:59 -0800
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| >-----Original Message-----
| >my brother forgot the content advisor password and know i
| >cannot access most pages on msn.com help me please
| >.
| >Can't you just go to options and change that? I don't use
| a password for msn

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Hi Jonathan,

The symptom you describe may not be limited to content only on MSN. You
probably can't change the symptom with just a change to an Internet option
(Tools / Internet Options / Content / Content Advisor because the password
will probably be required to make the change or disable the feature.

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