There are a lot of programs your child can use with parental controls. You can set up different levels of control for each program, depending on the age and maturity of your child. Here are some examples: -You can set up a level 1 parental control for programs that your child uses regularly, like school or homework. This will allow you to restrict access to these programs only when your child is home with you and is using them on their own time. -You can set up a level 2 parental control for programs that your child uses occasionally, like watching TV or playing video games. This will allow you to restrict access to these programs only when your child is home with you and is using them on their own time, but they will still be able to use them if they want to. -You can set up a level 3 parental control for programs that your child uses rarely, like watching movies or listening to music. This will allow you to restrict access to these programs only when your child is home with you and is using them on their own time, but they will still be able to use them if they want to. If you have more than one level of parental control set up for different types of programming, make sure that each one allows access only to those levels of access that are necessary for the program in question. For example, if you have a level 1 and 2 parental controls set up for school programming, but also want to limit access from parents who work outside the home (like parents who are out all day), then the level 3 should be allowed only from parents who work inside the home (like parents who are at home).
So far we have covered Web Filtering and Time allowed on the PC. Again open Control Panel and click on Set up parental controls for any user.
You will then be greeted with the screen to select the user you want to control.
After selecting the account again you will want to verify Parental Controls are activated. This time under Window Settings we want to click on “Allow and block specific programs”.
Next just click on the selection for you to allow what programs to be used.
Now wait a bit while Vista scans and comes up with a list of programs. When the list is generated you can scroll through and check and block what you do or don’t want your child using. Checking the program means the child CAN use it. Leaving it blank means they CAN NOT use it.
When you are done just click on OK twice to get back to the desktop. Now it is set! I really like how simple Parental Controls are to set up. Now, when your child is logged into their profile if they try to access an off limits program they will receive this pop up message.
