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Posted by: Joe Kolat
there is a password in place on my pc preventing me from accessing any webpage. a notice appears telling me about security content advisor. i believe that one of my friends put it in place as a practical joke. i have to use other computers than my own to access the internet now. is there anyway to disable this block without knowing the password?
Posted by: HoLoCroN
That looks like the IE's built in controls try and disabling it there. If not.... Re-install your browser.
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Tie your mate to a chair and leave him there until he gives you the password!
It may not work on all browsers so might be worth trying a different one.
Or see if you can uninstall the software or even stop it from running when you boot your machine.
Personally i'd go for my first option...;)
Posted by: Joe Kolat
i've tried reínstalling the browser but it gets stuck at the point where it needs to access their webpage. the password is in internet settings so it is probably fixed to the computer rather than the browser. he says he doesn't remember the password which is likely cos he was quite drunk. am i going to be left internetless??? i really need to get this fixed.............
Posted by: HoLoCroN
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Joe Kolat [/i]
[B] it is probably fixed to the computer rather than the browser.[/B][/QUOTE]
You're right on this (Sorry, I forgot about that)
This procedure involves editing the Windows registry. Making changes to the registry can cause serious problems if done incorrectly.
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Open the registry.
Click [i]Start[/i], then [i]Run[/i] type [b]regedit[/b] and the registry editor will open.
Using the navigation tree on the left side of the registry editor window, navigate to this registry key:
[b]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Ratings[/b]
Click on the key to highlight it, then press the Delete key. You have just deleted the registry key that contains the content ratings and password.
Click File, then Exit to exit the registry editor.
Thats it! Enjoy!