User management

[Guest]

I am running XP home edition and I'm looking for a way to restrict access for
some teenage users. Is it possible to setup a schedule that only allows
access for a certain period each day?

 

[Galen]

In Mike Hobley had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I am running XP home edition and I'm looking for a way to restrict
access for some teenage users. Is it possible to setup a schedule
that only allows access for a certain period each day?

That and more:

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

Not going to do any good if the account's an admin account. Not nearly as
good as just tellin' 'em they can't use it but that's your choice I suppose.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

That looks like it may be useful to restrict web access though the feedback
indicates it hits performance pretty hard even with filtering off. I was more
looking for something that would provide time controls and constraints on
accessing the computer itself. Telling them is one thing, but I'm not always
there to provide the supervision and enforcement of such instructions.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am running XP home edition and I'm looking for a way to restrict access for
some teenage users. Is it possible to setup a schedule that only allows
access for a certain period each day?

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

HOW TO Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308418

HOW TO Use the Internet Explorer 6 Content Advisor to Control Access
to Web Sites in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310401

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp

For some requirements, you may find it easier to invest in a
3rd-party solution, such as NetNanny or CyberPatrol.

You need to be aware, however, that *NO* technical or software
solution is fool-proof, and _none_ can ever adequately take the place of
live adult supervision. If you cannot trust your children to
safely/properly use the computer without supervision, you may have to
consider limiting their access to it.



--

Bruce Chambers

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both at once. - RAH

 

[Galen]

In Mike Hobley had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

That looks like it may be useful to restrict web access though the
feedback indicates it hits performance pretty hard even with
filtering off. I was more looking for something that would provide
time controls and constraints on accessing the computer itself.
Telling them is one thing, but I'm not always there to provide the
supervision and enforcement of such instructions.

Thanks,

Mike

Here's a lighter option:

http://www.quantrix.net/web/products/killwin.htm

Same basics apply, if he/she can turn it off they probably will.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes