How to Remove Content
Advisor Password in Internet Explorer
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The
following steps will remove any password set in the
Internet
Explorer
Content Advisor and allow you to reset the program to its
original state.
1)
Click on Start and choose Run.
2) Type in
RegEdit
and select OK.
3) Now click on the little plus sign to the left of
H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4) Continue to drill down, always clicking on the plus sign
at the left of the named key, through Software,
Microsoft,
Windows, Current Version and Policies.
5) Now click on the Ratings folder.
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6) In the right pane
of the RegEdit window, you'll see an icon called Key. Click on it and
press Delete.
7) Next, choose Registry and then Exit to exit RegEdit. You've just
deleted your original Content Advisor password.
8) Restart the computer and run Internet Explorer again.
9) Choose View and then Internet Options (or Options for version 3.x).
For IE 5 or greater, Click on Tools, Internet Options.
10) Click on the Content tab and click on Disable. When asked for a
password, don't enter anything; just click on OK. This will disable
Content Advisor because there's no longer a password.
How to Fix
Problems with Content Advisor Missing Information
In most cases, this problem
occurs when the Ratings.pol file is damaged, follow the instructions
below to fix this issue.
1) Quit Internet Explorer
2) Open My
Computer,
click on Tools, Folder Options
3) Click on the View tab
and make sure "Show hidden files and folders"
is selected, you may also want to uncheck the box next to "Hide
extensions for known file types" and click Ok
4) Double click on
Drive C in
My Computer
5) Double click on the
Windows folder and then double
click on the System folder
6) Search for the file
RATINGS.POL and right click on it and choose Rename. Rename it to
RATINGS.OLD
7) Close out of the open
Windows and then reopen Internet Explorer
8) Click on Tools, Internet
Options
9) Click on the Content
tab, then click on Settings
10) Type in the Supervisor
password if necessary and click Ok
11) Select the Ratings
options you would like and click Ok and close out of Internet Explorer