Reference number: CH000523

Internet Explorer Content Advisor information and help.

Issue:

Internet Explorer Content Advisor information and help.

Additional information:

A feature included in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 and higher, Content Advisor enables users to help restrict different types of content, approve or disapprove a web page from being viewed, setup rating passwords, and much more.

Answers:

How do I enter and/or setup Internet Explorer Content Advisor?

Content Advisor can be entered by performing the below steps.

1. Within Microsoft Internet Explorer click the Tools menu, Internet Options.
2. Within Internet Options click the Content tab and click the Enable... button.

Within the Content Advisor window you will have the below four tabs that can be used.

• Ratings - This section allows a user to set the rating levels for language, nudity, sex, and violence. As you move the bottom slider from left to right, Internet Explorer will give you a brief description of what will be prohibited at the rating the slider is currently at.
• Approved Sites - Enables the user to approve or prohibit a specific URL from being viewed.
• General - Allows the user to perform additional tasks such as setting up a supervisor password and implement other system settings.
• Advanced - Allows a user to obtain ratings from a ratings bureau and/or specify PICS Rules.

How to remove the Internet Explorer Content Advisor password.

1. Open the registry by clicking Start, Run and typing "Regedit".
2. Open the below registry folders.
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   Software
   Microsoft
   Windows
   CurrentVersion
   Policies
   Ratings
3. In the right portion of the window you should see a binary value called Key. Delete this value by highlighting it and pressing the delete key on your keyboard.
4. Once this has been deleted, open the Content advisor once again and click the Disable button. If prompted for a password, do not type anything and click ok. Newer versions may require that you specify a new password; if this is the case, type the new password you wish to use.