Setting Time Limits???

[Guest]

Can anyone tell me if XP has a way to set time limits for individuals on the
computer? My kids are to have no more then an hour a day on the computer. It
would be great if there were some way to set a timer to "knock" them off the
computer once they reach tht limit and not allow them to log back on until
the following day.

 

[Galen]

In Steph772001 had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Can anyone tell me if XP has a way to set time limits for individuals
on the computer? My kids are to have no more then an hour a day on
the computer. It would be great if there were some way to set a timer
to "knock" them off the computer once they reach tht limit and not
allow them to log back on until the following day.

Well... Yes and no... Yes you can probably. No you probably won't take the
time to figure that out and I don't blame you.

See here for that and more:

iProtectYou:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iprotectyou.html

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[Touch Base]

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how to limit user's time

Here is information from MVP Kelly Theriot. Note that you will need XP Pro:

Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC Go to Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local Policies, Security Options.
In the right pane, locate the entry for Network Security: Force logoff
when logon hours expire.

Examples of setting the logon hours would be: You can set them for 24 hours.

Or go to Start/Run/CMD and type in: (use as an example and modify)

net user kelly /time:M-F,08:00-17:00
net user kelly /time:M-F,8am-5pm
net user kelly /time:M,4am-5pm;T,1pm-3pm;W-F,8:00-17:00

To cancel and/or clear: Go to Start/Run/CMD and type in: (Use as an example) net user Kelly /time:all

Since XP Home doesn't have the Group Policy Editor available, you would need third-party software to do this. Kelly had this information about using third-party software:

1st Security Center is a powerful security utility that allows you to
restrict access to Windows important resources:
http://www.1securitycenter.com/sc/index.html

WatchDog 8.3 is the ultimate application to restrict and monitor the
time that you or others spend on the computer. Each user can have their timing period based on daily, weekly, monthly or unlimited. WatchDog's security measures block out unauthorized access completely:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Lockdown/WatchDog.shtml

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

If you are interested in forcing a logoff as well, perhaps this link will assist:
Aye Shutdown
http://www.ayesoftware.com/asd/