Question about Parental Controls...

[Guest]

Hi. I really like the new parental control features... Won't have to use
third party software anymore. My question is how does an administrator clear
the activity report logs? I could not find that feature anywhere. Thanks.

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[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Type EVENTVWR.MSC into the start/search box, look under Application and
Service Logs/Microsoft/Windows/Parental Controls, click on the log, then
click Action/Clear log.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks.

Hi,

Type EVENTVWR.MSC into the start/search box, look under Application and
Service Logs/Microsoft/Windows/Parental Controls, click on the log, then
click Action/Clear log.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Morning,

This will only clear some of the logs, not all of them. Some of the logs
are from the basic windows security logging, so you would need to clear the
Security log as wll to clear all the logs.

David - software engineer Windows Parental Controls

 

[Guest]

Great info!

Which "Security" log is that? I actually would like to clear the ever
growing log of "Applications Run". Any suggestions?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Open Event Viewer by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Event Viewer.‌ If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Clear the "Application" and "Security" logs.

See also:

How to clear the Parental Controls Activity Reports in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/155/1/

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Great info!

Which "Security" log is that? I actually would like to clear the ever
growing log of "Applications Run". Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

Outstanding! Thank you.

I thought so, but just wanted to be sure before doing something that I ought
not. Speaking of which, are there any caveats or disadvantages of clearing
these logs? Other than recovering space, are there any "hidden" benefits?

Open Event Viewer by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Event Viewer.‌ If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Clear the "Application" and "Security" logs.

See also:

How to clear the Parental Controls Activity Reports in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/155/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Great info!

Which "Security" log is that? I actually would like to clear the ever
growing log of "Applications Run". Any suggestions?

Morning,

This will only clear some of the logs, not all of them. Some of the logs
are from the basic windows security logging, so you would need to clear the
Security log as wll to clear all the logs.

David - software engineer Windows Parental Controls

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

are there any caveats or disadvantages of clearing these logs?

The logs not only store the Parental Controls data, but also contains events stored by other programs and the Operating System itself. Clearing the logs doesn't cause any harm.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Outstanding! Thank you.

I thought so, but just wanted to be sure before doing something that I ought
not. Speaking of which, are there any caveats or disadvantages of clearing
these logs? Other than recovering space, are there any "hidden" benefits?

Open Event Viewer by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Event Viewer.‌ If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Clear the "Application" and "Security" logs.

See also:

How to clear the Parental Controls Activity Reports in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/155/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Great info!

Which "Security" log is that? I actually would like to clear the ever
growing log of "Applications Run". Any suggestions?

Morning,

This will only clear some of the logs, not all of them. Some of the logs
are from the basic windows security logging, so you would need to clear the
Security log as wll to clear all the logs.

David - software engineer Windows Parental Controls