User Profiles / Internet Accessibility

I have a Dell desktop computer with windows xp on it. I am the administrator on the computer. I set up the computer to allow my 2 children to be users and monitor their internet activity. This has worked in the past but isn't working now. I'm getting no support from Dell, MSN, or roadrunner. All of them want to charge me lots of $ to fix my problem and I think your problem will do it, but I can't get it to work. I had MSN and each of us were able to access the internet thru MSN and go online once we logged into the computer and I received an email showing me where my kids went. I'm not quite sure when it stopped working but I did have dailup in the past when it worked. I got DSL and it allowed my kids (the users) to access the internet only a few times. I tried with my DSL company to fix the problem and it didn't work. I thought getting roadrunner would solve my problems and it doesn't. I can access the internet thru internet explorer and also thru MSN but my users can't. Roadrunner won't fix it because I (the administrator) can access the internet so it's not their problem. They say its a Dell problem and dell says they will try but its not covered on my service contract. So they want me to pay to get my problem fixed. I have been playing with permissions and user levels trying to make the users the same as I am because mine works. I thought the Dougknox security console would work. It doesn't help my problem.
Also, I recently added a user and all of the programs on the computer don't exist (like Quicken) and I even changed the user to an administrator and still no internet access or Quicken. Please help.

What error message do you get when a Limited User account tries to access
the internet ? Does a icon showing 2 monitors appear on the bottom right,
after a Limited User account logs on ? If not, does the Internet Connection
(in Control Panels, Network Connections) indicate it is connected or not,
after a Limited User account logs on ? It would help to know if you
actually establish a connection to DSL or Roadrunner.

"Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:77E5E6A9-406F-417E-8044-9FD0D28AAB6A@microsoft.com...
I have a Dell desktop computer with windows xp on it. I am the
administrator on the computer. I set up the computer to allow my 2 children
to be users and monitor their internet activity. This has worked in the
past but isn't working now. I'm getting no support from Dell, MSN, or
roadrunner. All of them want to charge me lots of $ to fix my problem and I
think your problem will do it, but I can't get it to work. I had MSN and
each of us were able to access the internet thru MSN and go online once we
logged into the computer and I received an email showing me where my kids
went. I'm not quite sure when it stopped working but I did have dailup in
the past when it worked. I got DSL and it allowed my kids (the users) to
access the internet only a few times. I tried with my DSL company to fix
the problem and it didn't work. I thought getting roadrunner would solve my
problems and it doesn't. I can access the internet thru internet explorer
and also thru MSN but my users can't. Roadrunner won't fix it because I
(the administrator) can access the internet so it's not their problem. They
say its a Dell problem and dell says they will try but its not covered on my
service contract. So they want me to pay to get my problem fixed. I have
been playing with permissions and user levels trying to make the users the
same as I am because mine works. I thought the Dougknox security console
would work. It doesn't help my problem.
Also, I recently added a user and all of the programs on the computer don't
exist (like Quicken) and I even changed the user to an administrator and
still no internet access or Quicken. Please help.

Does a icon showing 2 monitors appear on the bottom right,
after a Limited User account logs on ? If not, does the Internet Connection
(in Control Panels, Network Connections) indicate it is connected or not,
after a Limited User account logs on ? If not, select the Internet
Connection (in Control Panel, Network Connections), and select Make a
Connection in the common task list on the left. Did it make a connection,
when you logged on as a Limited Account ? It would help to know if you
actually establish a connection to DSL or Roadrunner, whenever you log on as
a Limited User account.

"Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:87651F02-DAD6-44B9-B65D-1B97D5D21AD7@microsoft.com...
The main "Page can not be displayed" message shows. I'm only using
roadrunner DSL. I do not recall seeing 2 monitors on the bottom right. I
will check when I get home tonight. I'm leaving work in 10 minutes. Thanks
for the help. Kim

"JW" wrote:

> What error message do you get when a Limited User account tries to access
> the internet ? Does a icon showing 2 monitors appear on the bottom right,
> after a Limited User account logs on ? If not, does the Internet
Connection
> (in Control Panels, Network Connections) indicate it is connected or not,
> after a Limited User account logs on ? It would help to know if you
> actually establish a connection to DSL or Roadrunner.
>
> "Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:77E5E6A9-406F-417E-8044-9FD0D28AAB6A@microsoft.com...
> I have a Dell desktop computer with windows xp on it. I am the
> administrator on the computer. I set up the computer to allow my 2
children
> to be users and monitor their internet activity. This has worked in the
> past but isn't working now. I'm getting no support from Dell, MSN, or
> roadrunner. All of them want to charge me lots of $ to fix my problem and
I
> think your problem will do it, but I can't get it to work. I had MSN and
> each of us were able to access the internet thru MSN and go online once we
> logged into the computer and I received an email showing me where my kids
> went. I'm not quite sure when it stopped working but I did have dailup in
> the past when it worked. I got DSL and it allowed my kids (the users) to
> access the internet only a few times. I tried with my DSL company to fix
> the problem and it didn't work. I thought getting roadrunner would solve
my
> problems and it doesn't. I can access the internet thru internet explorer
> and also thru MSN but my users can't. Roadrunner won't fix it because I
> (the administrator) can access the internet so it's not their problem.
They
> say its a Dell problem and dell says they will try but its not covered on
my
> service contract. So they want me to pay to get my problem fixed. I have
> been playing with permissions and user levels trying to make the users the
> same as I am because mine works. I thought the Dougknox security console
> would work. It doesn't help my problem.
> Also, I recently added a user and all of the programs on the computer
don't
> exist (like Quicken) and I even changed the user to an administrator and
> still no internet access or Quicken. Please help.
>
>
>
>

There is never an icon showing 2 computers on it whether I am signed on or a limited user signs on. There is a network connection that sends data but the only time the internet show pages is on my account. I can't get my limited users to show a page. The eror page "this page can't be displayed" shows up after it tries to get access to the internet. All of the settings are the same just no internet.

Sign in as a Limited User account,
and tell me if you can post a message to this newsgroup.
I'll be back in 15 minutes.

"Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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There is never an icon showing 2 computers on it whether I am signed on or a
limited user signs on. There is a network connection that sends data but
the only time the internet show pages is on my account. I can't get my
limited users to show a page. The eror page "this page can't be displayed"
shows up after it tries to get access to the internet. All of the settings
are the same just no internet.

I'm at work not home, but I can't get on the internet to access this page to post a message. It won't go anywhere, but I see the computer sending info when I see how long I've been online.

"JW" wrote:

> Sign in as a Limited User account,
> and tell me if you can post a message to this newsgroup.
> I'll be back in 15 minutes.
>
> "Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:83D6F7A0-2A12-4E1B-A651-939A6CB4196F@microsoft.com...
> There is never an icon showing 2 computers on it whether I am signed on or a
> limited user signs on. There is a network connection that sends data but
> the only time the internet show pages is on my account. I can't get my
> limited users to show a page. The eror page "this page can't be displayed"
> shows up after it tries to get access to the internet. All of the settings
> are the same just no internet.
>
>
>

Sorry it was longer than 15 minutes. While walking the dog, a home
inspector told me the condo next door to me has termites. Bad news.

The only way I can reproduce your problem is when I terminate the connection
to the ISP, and launch IE. When I terminate the connection, my firewall
(ZoneAlarm) continues to show that my PC is still sending data. Where the
data is going I don't know. But for sure the data is not going to my ISP.

That's why I asked you to try other programs. Once a connection is
established, it is possible to communicate using Outlook Express to post
newsgroup messages, and run Windows Messenger to chat with friends, even if
IE crashes with error messages. If no connection is established, then
Outlook Express and Windows Messenger will also fail.

When you get home, log onto the Limited User account, and tell me if you can
successfully communicate using other programs (Outlook Express and Windows
Messenger).

"Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm at work not home, but I can't get on the internet to access this page to
post a message. It won't go anywhere, but I see the computer sending info
when I see how long I've been online.

"JW" wrote:

> Sign in as a Limited User account,
> and tell me if you can post a message to this newsgroup.
> I'll be back in 15 minutes.
>
> "Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:83D6F7A0-2A12-4E1B-A651-939A6CB4196F@microsoft.com...
> There is never an icon showing 2 computers on it whether I am signed on or
a
> limited user signs on. There is a network connection that sends data but
> the only time the internet show pages is on my account. I can't get my
> limited users to show a page. The eror page "this page can't be
displayed"
> shows up after it tries to get access to the internet. All of the
settings
> are the same just no internet.
>
>
>

did you get something to work (connect to the internet) using a Limited User
account ?

"Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news96CED40-EEAB-41A3-B823-65903CB50011@microsoft.com...
I'm at work not home, but I can't get on the internet to access this page to
post a message. It won't go anywhere, but I see the computer sending info
when I see how long I've been online.

"JW" wrote:

> Sign in as a Limited User account,
> and tell me if you can post a message to this newsgroup.
> I'll be back in 15 minutes.
>
> "Kim" <Kim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:83D6F7A0-2A12-4E1B-A651-939A6CB4196F@microsoft.com...
> There is never an icon showing 2 computers on it whether I am signed on or
a
> limited user signs on. There is a network connection that sends data but
> the only time the internet show pages is on my account. I can't get my
> limited users to show a page. The eror page "this page can't be
displayed"
> shows up after it tries to get access to the internet. All of the
settings
> are the same just no internet.
>
>
>

I have the same problem. I can access the internet under my user profile,
but my other family members cannot. Is there a fix?

"Kim" wrote:

> I have a Dell desktop computer with windows xp on it. I am the administrator on the computer. I set up the computer to allow my 2 children to be users and monitor their internet activity. This has worked in the past but isn't working now. I'm getting no support from Dell, MSN, or roadrunner. All of them want to charge me lots of $ to fix my problem and I think your problem will do it, but I can't get it to work. I had MSN and each of us were able to access the internet thru MSN and go online once we logged into the computer and I received an email showing me where my kids went. I'm not quite sure when it stopped working but I did have dailup in the past when it worked. I got DSL and it allowed my kids (the users) to access the internet only a few times. I tried with my DSL company to fix the problem and it didn't work. I thought getting roadrunner would solve my problems and it doesn't. I can access the internet thru internet explorer and also thru MSN but my users
can't. Roadrunner won't fix it because I (the administrator) can access the internet so it's not their problem. They say its a Dell problem and dell says they will try but its not covered on my service contract. So they want me to pay to get my problem fixed. I have been playing with permissions and user levels trying to make the users the same as I am because mine works. I thought the Dougknox security console would work. It doesn't help my problem.
> Also, I recently added a user and all of the programs on the computer don't exist (like Quicken) and I even changed the user to an administrator and still no internet access or Quicken. Please help.
>
>