Timed account usage

[dperry]

I have a teenager who won't get off the computer when she's told. So,
I'm looking for an application that will allow me to have parental
control over her account. I want to be able to force her account to
logout after a certain time, and not be able to log back in until a
certain time. I have to be able to keep her from changing the times,
so it needs to be password protected as well.

Is there already a way to do this in windows xp, or is there an app
that I can download and install that will do the trick.

Regards,
Darryl

 

[Newbie Coder]

Here's a solution:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_user.mspx?mfr=true

How's your DOS?

Click START
Click RUN
Type 'cmd' (without quotes) & press OK
In the command window you can then type:

net user USERNAME_HERE /time:M-F,08:00-17:00

for example to only allow logon times Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm etc.

Remember there is a space after the username & before '/time'...

I hope this helps,

 

[Tom Porterfield]

I have a teenager who won't get off the computer when she's told. So,
I'm looking for an application that will allow me to have parental
control over her account. I want to be able to force her account to
logout after a certain time, and not be able to log back in until a
certain time. I have to be able to keep her from changing the times,
so it needs to be password protected as well.

Is there already a way to do this in windows xp, or is there an app
that I can download and install that will do the trick.

You can control when a user can logon, but it won't force a logoff if they
are already logged on. See Newbie Coder's reply for info on how to set
logon hours. For more control you would need to look into apps such as
http://www.fspro.net/access-boss/.

 

[dperry]

Here's a solution:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/prodd...

How's your DOS?

Click START
Click RUN
Type 'cmd' (without quotes) & press OK
In the command window you can then type:

net user USERNAME_HERE /time:M-F,08:00-17:00

for example to only allow logon times Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm etc.

Remember there is a space after the username & before '/time'...

I hope this helps,

Thanks! That seems to be exactly what I need. Obviously it's not
password protected, but I'm sure she's not savvy enough to be able to
change it once I set it. However, I have a question about
permissions: do I need to be logged into her account to do this, or
can I do it from my own account that has adminstrator priviledges?

Darryl

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Thanks! That seems to be exactly what I need. Obviously it's not
password protected, but I'm sure she's not savvy enough to be able to
change it once I set it. However, I have a question about
permissions: do I need to be logged into her account to do this, or
can I do it from my own account that has adminstrator priviledges?

You can do it logged in under your admin account, but it doesn't do
everything you say you need. It will not force them to log off when their
time is up, it only prevents them from logging on.