Hello
I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista. But if
I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or in
Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain account) then
I still cannot control how long the child is able to use the computer per
day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so. Is there any 3rd party
software available for this? Or do I have to write something myself?
Eric

Eric wrote:
> Hello
> I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista.

Have you tried talking to your child about it?

But if
> I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or in
> Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain account) then
> I still cannot control how long the child is able to use the computer per
> day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so. Is there any 3rd party
> software available for this? Or do I have to write something myself?
> Eric

If your child is tech savvy and you insist on trying to control him or
her through technology, you are only setting yourself up for a losing
battle.

Alias

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:09:45 +0100, "Eric"
<(E-Mail Removed)> spake thusly:

>Hello
>I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista. But if
>I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or in
>Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain account) then
>I still cannot control how long the child is able to use the computer per
>day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so.

Poor kid...
--
Scott http://angrykeyboarder.com

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.es> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Eric wrote:
>> Hello
>> I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista.
>
> Have you tried talking to your child about it?

I was thinking the same thing. LOL. You're gonna frustrate the kid when the
computer shuts off after 90 minutes per day. Maybe someday he'll grow up and
rig your pacemaker to work 90 minutes per day.

>
> But if
>> I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or in
>> Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain account)
>> then I still cannot control how long the child is able to use the
>> computer per day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so. Is
>> there any 3rd party software available for this? Or do I have to write
>> something myself?
>> Eric
>
> If your child is tech savvy and you insist on trying to control him or her
> through technology, you are only setting yourself up for a losing battle.
>
> Alias
>

Mario Rosario wrote:
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.es> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Eric wrote:
>>> Hello
>>> I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista.
>>
>> Have you tried talking to your child about it?
>
> I was thinking the same thing. LOL. You're gonna frustrate the kid when
> the computer shuts off after 90 minutes per day. Maybe someday he'll
> grow up and rig your pacemaker to work 90 minutes per day.

LOL!

Alias
>
>>
>> But if
>>> I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or
>>> in Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain
>>> account) then I still cannot control how long the child is able to
>>> use the computer per day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or
>>> so. Is there any 3rd party software available for this? Or do I have
>>> to write something myself?
>>> Eric
>>
>> If your child is tech savvy and you insist on trying to control him or
>> her through technology, you are only setting yourself up for a losing
>> battle.
>>
>> Alias
>>
>

Eric ha scritto:
> day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so. Is there any 3rd party
> software available for this? Or do I have to write something myself?

What's this, a soccer match?

Sorry, never heard about a pc-nanny third part software with such a
feature, but you actually should listen to other answers and teach your
child how to use your PC personally. Time limits are for dumb people
that think childern are some sort of pets to grow up into a certain scheme.

The day your son will need the PC for a homework for more than 90
minutes, what will you do?

p.bes

"Scott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:09:45 +0100, "Eric"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> spake thusly:
>>Hello
>>I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista. But
>>if
>>I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or in
>>Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain account)
>>then
>>I still cannot control how long the child is able to use the computer per
>>day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so.
>
> Poor kid...

Exactly my thought.

--
Alexander Suhovey

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Eric says...
> Hello
> I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista. But if
> I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or in
> Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain account) then
> I still cannot control how long the child is able to use the computer per
> day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so. Is there any 3rd party
> software available for this? Or do I have to write something myself?
> Eric
>
Vista Ultimate has parental controls that allow you to restrict use.

PERHAPS THOUGH, YOU SHOULD TRY BEING A ****ING PARENT INSTEAD OF USING
THE COMPUTER, PLAYSTATION AND T.V TO BABYSIT YOUR KIDS.


--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

The child is nine years old and it's certainly too much to let her playing
games for five hours a day or more (same like watching TV, but which is
easier to control). Her mother cannot control her and the PC is in her room,
so I thought a technical limit would be a good idea.
I also thought I could ask technical questions here - if I wanted answers
about children's education I would have asked somewhere else.
Eric

Don't worry about the other responses. This forum has more opinions than
solutions. Consider it an example of what unlimited time alone behind a
keyboard does to your social skills.

I did a quick google seach on: limit online time

and came up with a lot of results. AOL (www.aol.com) and www.kidswatch.com
both looked interesting.

Without knowing more specifics, instead of specifying 8:00-17:00, could you
specify the 90 minutes at a specific time? For example, 15:30-17:00 would be
"computer time".

Good luck!


"Eric" wrote:

> Hello
> I need to control how long our child can use the computer with Vista. But if
> I enable 8 to 17 o'clock (in Parental Controls for a local account or in
> Active Directory Users and Computers for a Windows 2003 domain account) then
> I still cannot control how long the child is able to use the computer per
> day. I want to select max. 90 minutes per day or so. Is there any 3rd party
> software available for this? Or do I have to write something myself?
> Eric
>
>
>