Forgot Content Advisor Password

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David Tang

How do you reset or remove the password in Content Advisor
if you have forgotten the password? I am running XP Home.
 
Actually when another user asked that question and I looked into it, I
thought this KB article was pretty worthless. You'll end up having to
pay Microsoft to get the "help" in removing the password. Microsoft
"protects" this password only by trying to keep its location hidden.
Although its value is encrypted, it sits in the clear in the registry as
its own separate data value. Microsoft really screwed up in not making
this a secure password. If it were a truly secured password, I wouldn't
tell you how to undo it. The skinny of the following article is to go
in the registry to find:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Ra
tings
Data value named "Key".
Delete it.


From http://www.pchell.com:

How to Remove Content Advisor Password in Internet Explorer
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 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

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

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 (or Options for version 3.x).
For IE 5 or greater, Click on Tools, 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.
 
Vanguard said:
Actually when another user asked that question and I looked into it, I
thought this KB article was pretty worthless. You'll end up having to
pay Microsoft to get the "help" in removing the password. Microsoft
"protects" this password only by trying to keep its location hidden.
Although its value is encrypted, it sits in the clear in the registry
as its own separate data value. Microsoft really screwed up in not
making this a secure password. If it were a truly secured password,
I wouldn't tell you how to undo it. The skinny of the following
article is to go in the registry to find:
Click to expand...

If you'd bother to read the article you'd know that the call is free if you
don/t bring up any other problems.
 
David,

MANUALLY Reset the forgotten Content Advisor password:
http://www.dracon.net/regedit/reg03.html

FIX:
If you wish to restore Content Advisor to its original condition, download
this program (CA-Reset.exe - 89.5K)
http://ftp.donaldsonconsulting.net/Microsoft-Support/Content Advisor reset/.
http://ftp.donaldsonconsulting.net/Microsoft-Support/Content Advisor reset/CA-Reset.EXE
NOTE: Using CA-Reset will completely delete your Approved List

--
Regards,
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)


How do you reset or remove the password in Content Advisor
if you have forgotten the password? I am running XP Home.
 
You have to give them a credit card number BEFORE they will deem whether
or not they will charge you, and if they deem to charge you then it's
too late to retract your credit card number and terminate their
"support" before they offer it. That's how it was when I last called
(albeit many month ago).
 
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