Vista - Is the parental control available in all versions of Vista ?

I'm planning to buy a new computer for my son by using his old Compaq
computer with the trade-in program from HP, the problem is that you must
select a computer from a limited list of computers, these computer come with
Vista Bussines edition, and I'm thinking that maybe the parental control
feature comes only with the Home edition. I really need the parental control
feature implemented, he is only 10 years old and I don't want the exposure to
sex, and other dangerous websites

Some advice will be greadly appreciated

Carlos

"carlos_egr" <carlosegr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:95971190-EB0A-4606-ADD2-CC024F191B98@microsoft.com...
> I'm planning to buy a new computer for my son by using his old Compaq
> computer with the trade-in program from HP, the problem is that you must
> select a computer from a limited list of computers, these computer come
> with
> Vista Bussines edition, and I'm thinking that maybe the parental control
> feature comes only with the Home edition. I really need the parental
> control
> feature implemented, he is only 10 years old and I don't want the exposure
> to
> sex, and other dangerous websites
>
> Some advice will be greadly appreciated

Parental controls are a feature of all Vista editions and are set up when
creating
users by the administrator.

Get you son to show you how to set them up.

What can I control with Parental Controls?

You can use Parental Controls to set limits on the hours that children can
use the computer, the types of games that they can play, the websites that
they can visit, and the programs that they can run.

a.. Set specific time limits on your children's computer use. You can set
time limits to control when children are allowed to log on to the computer.
Time limits prevent children from logging on during specified hours. You can
set different logon hours for every day of the week. If they are logged on
when their allotted time ends, they will be automatically logged off. For
more information, see Control when children can use the computer.

b.. Prevent your children from playing games you don't want them to play.
Control access to games, choose an age rating level, choose the types of
content you want to block, and decide whether you want to allow or block
specific games. For more information, see Specify which games children can
play.

c.. Set limits for how your children use the web. You can restrict the
websites that children visit, check an age rating, indicate whether you want
to allow file downloads, and set up which content you want the content
filters to block and allow. You can also block or allow specific websites.
For more information, see Limit the content that children can view on the
web.

d.. Keep your children from running specific programs. Prevent children
from running programs that you don't want them to run. For more information,
see Prevent children from using specific programs.

Once you've set up Parental Controls, you can set up activity reports to
keep a record of your child's computer activity. For more information about
activity reports, see Set up Parental Controls activity reports.

carlos_egr wrote:

> I'm planning to buy a new computer for my son by using his old Compaq
> computer with the trade-in program from HP, the problem is that you must
> select a computer from a limited list of computers, these computer come
> with Vista Bussines edition, and I'm thinking that maybe the parental
> control feature comes only with the Home edition. I really need the
> parental control feature implemented, he is only 10 years old and I don't
> want the exposure to sex, and other dangerous websites

So what's so dangerous about sex? =)

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Julian wrote:


> What can I control with Parental Controls?
>
> You can use Parental Controls to set limits on the hours that children can
> use the computer,

Julian,

Please forward your post to your mother. She'll appreciate (as will the rest
of us) being able to restrict your computer usage. Hopefully it can also
block the NNTP protocol.

Love and Kisses,
Doris

--
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Feliks Dzerzhinsky
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"Stephan Rose" <kermos@nospam.somrek.net> wrote in message
news:EfWdnUFOic_1587bnZ2dnUVZ8qjinZ2d@giganews.com...
> carlos_egr wrote:
>
>> I'm planning to buy a new computer for my son by using his old Compaq
>> computer with the trade-in program from HP, the problem is that you must
>> select a computer from a limited list of computers, these computer come
>> with Vista Bussines edition, and I'm thinking that maybe the parental
>> control feature comes only with the Home edition. I really need the
>> parental control feature implemented, he is only 10 years old and I don't
>> want the exposure to sex, and other dangerous websites
>
> So what's so dangerous about sex? =)
>

It depends... if you do it with your cousin an American get's born.

Julian wrote:

> "Stephan Rose" <kermos@nospam.somrek.net> wrote in message
> news:EfWdnUFOic_1587bnZ2dnUVZ8qjinZ2d@giganews.com...
>> carlos_egr wrote:
>>
>>> I'm planning to buy a new computer for my son by using his old Compaq
>>> computer with the trade-in program from HP, the problem is that you must
>>> select a computer from a limited list of computers, these computer come
>>> with Vista Bussines edition, and I'm thinking that maybe the parental
>>> control feature comes only with the Home edition. I really need the
>>> parental control feature implemented, he is only 10 years old and I
>>> don't want the exposure to sex, and other dangerous websites
>>
>> So what's so dangerous about sex? =)
>>
>
> It depends... if you do it with your cousin an American get's born.

Hahaha I like it! =)


--
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

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Julian spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself:

> "Stephan Rose" <kermos@nospam.somrek.net> wrote in message
> news:EfWdnUFOic_1587bnZ2dnUVZ8qjinZ2d@giganews.com...
>> carlos_egr wrote:
>>
>>> I'm planning to buy a new computer for my son by using his old
>>> Compaq computer with the trade-in program from HP, the problem is
>>> that you must select a computer from a limited list of computers,
>>> these computer come with Vista Bussines edition, and I'm thinking
>>> that maybe the parental control feature comes only with the Home
>>> edition. I really need the parental control feature implemented, he
>>> is only 10 years old and I don't want the exposure to sex, and
>>> other dangerous websites
>>
>> So what's so dangerous about sex? =)
>>
>
> It depends... if you do it with your cousin an American get's born.

You must have a lot of Americans to feed around you place.

--
Mhzjunkie

1 PRINT "Windows Vista ERROR"
GOTO 1
END

"Doris Day - MFB" <snort@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1179877019.565467@netadmin1.interbaun.net...
> Julian wrote:
>
>
>> What can I control with Parental Controls?
>>
>> You can use Parental Controls to set limits on the hours that children
>> can
>> use the computer,
>
> Julian,
>
> Please forward your post to your mother. She'll appreciate (as will the
> rest
> of us) being able to restrict your computer usage. Hopefully it can also
> block the NNTP protocol.
>
> Love and Kisses,
> Doris
>
> --
> My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... http://tinyurl.com/yp9cn2
> Installing: Windows vs Linux ... http://tinyurl.com/ywqmbw
> BallmerBumBois: Frank, Julian, Richard Urban, Jupiter Jones, Harry Krause,
> Feliks Dzerzhinsky
> Sorry if I missed anyone, place your name here _________________.
>
>

What a waste of bandwidth are your posts... no help, nothing but snotty
crap. I must apply clothespin to nose.

Lang

In news:95971190-EB0A-4606-ADD2-CC024F191B98@microsoft.com,
carlos_egr <carlosegr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I'm planning to buy a new computer for my son by using his
> old Compaq
> computer with the trade-in program from HP, the problem is
> that you
> must select a computer from a limited list of computers,
> these
> computer come with Vista Bussines edition, and I'm thinking
> that
> maybe the parental control feature comes only with the Home
> edition.
> I really need the parental control feature implemented, he is
> only 10
> years old and I don't want the exposure to sex, and other
> dangerous
> websites
>
> Some advice will be greadly appreciated
>
> Carlos

Vista's Parental Control feature is not included in the
Business or Enterprise editions. It is included in Starter,
Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate. The documentation
available on the internet for this fact is scant. Here's the
best I could find.

2. What SKU's will parental controls be in?
Monday, April 10, 2006 5:18 PM by Brian Trenbeath (Program
Manager)
http://blogs.msdn.com/uac/archive/20...60.aspx#572802

Parental Controls SKU Availability
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms711663.aspx

Also, note the "Applies to" line at the start of this article.
The list does not include the Business or Enterprise editions.

What can I control with Parental Controls?
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...cef3e1033.mspx

I have two installations of Vista, one Business, the other Home
Premium. Just out of curiosity, I checked each for the Parental
Control feature. As I expected, it was present on the Home
Premium system but not on the Business edition computer.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

The Vista parental controls have a couple major drawbacks that you
might want to be aware of:

1) Anyone with a password to an administrator account can change the
settings. This might not seem to be an issue since most parents would
setup their kids accounts as standard users, until you find out that
standard user accounts cannot run some programs. For example, several
games require an Administrator password. So, to run these programs you
have to give your kids an admin password, which negates any advantage
of the parental controls.

2) The time controls only allow control of the entire computer, not
individual programs. So, for example, you cannot set a time limit on
Internet browsing without affecting all other activities. The
schedules are also limited to time periods without any way to control
total duration

3) Selecting programs to block requires knowledge of the programs exe,
which many parents may find intimidating

4) The activity reports are quite simplistic

A better choice is to invest a few bucks in a quality third-party
parental control. The one I use is PC Chaperone, available at
http://www.pc-chaperone.com. It's very easy to use and has more
features then you could imagine. For example, not only can you
schedule Internet access, you can even schedule access to specific
sites! I use this for my son to limit the time he spends on myspace
and facebook without preventing him from using the rest of the web.
Their Internet filters are also very good and very flexible. And they
also have awesome reporting tools that will do everything from
keystroke logging to Internet browsing activity logging to
conversation logging for several instant messengers