Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 7: Customizing Windows

Setting up parental controls

You can use parental controls to:

• Control and monitor the Internet activity of your children

• Block inappropriate games and programs

• Schedule the times your children can use your notebook

• Print activity reports that contain a detailed history of notebook use

To use parental controls most effectively, you should set up a separate user account

for each of your children. For information on setting up user accounts, see “Adding

and modifying user accounts” on page 77.

Filtering Internet access

You can specify the type of Internet content that can be accessed by a user.

To set up Internet filtering:

1 Click (Start), Control Panel, then under User Accounts and Family Safety, click

Set up parental controls for any user. The

Parental Controls

dialog box opens.

2 Click the user account to set up restrictions for. The

User Controls

dialog box

opens.

3 Click On, enforce current settings, then click Windows Vista Web Filter. The

Web

Restrictions

dialog box opens.

Important

You must be logged in to an administrator account to set up parental

controls. You cannot set up parental controls for an administrator user

account.