please help, is there any way to track my son

[concerned mom]

Hi, I'm a new user, I've had my computer for about 8 months, and I am
concerned about what my son is doing on the computer before I get home, I
disconnect the internet, I take the modem with me, but I can't afford that
expensive software to track, someone at work told me about a folder called
"recent", that would show what he has accessed,I concerned that he's already
got a folder with porn on it somewhere in the computer.
I tried looking at "file" in media player, it shows nothing, and he knows
how to erase history, this recent file only shows pictures, how can I get it
to show videos?

Thank you so much,
concerned mom

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Consider installing a first-rate internet security program which
includes "Parental Controls".

Norton Internet Security 2005
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

-- Includes Norton AntiVirus 2004
-- Includes Norton Personal Firewall
-- Includes prevention of annoying web pop-ups
-- Includes Parental Controls
-- All in one, easy-to-install package

You may want to try the following:

IamBigBrother Spy Software 9.0
http://www.software4parents.com/iambigbrother.html?hop=yourweb.finer

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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"concerned mom" wrote:

| Hi, I'm a new user, I've had my computer for about 8 months, and I am
| concerned about what my son is doing on the computer before I get home, I
| disconnect the internet, I take the modem with me, but I can't afford that
| expensive software to track, someone at work told me about a folder called
| "recent", that would show what he has accessed,I concerned that he's already
| got a folder with porn on it somewhere in the computer.
| I tried looking at "file" in media player, it shows nothing, and he knows
| how to erase history, this recent file only shows pictures, how can I get it
| to show videos?
|
| Thank you so much,
| concerned mom

[TCM]

I would think that if you are the ONLY "ADMINISTRATOR" ... he wouldn't be
able to do anything without your permission and program authorization. To
give him "Limited Access" go to "Control Panel", "User Accounts", "Change an
account" and change his "login account name", "permission" to "Limited" ...
HE AIN'T GONNA LIKE IT BUT IT SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. Plus look at all
the features and options you can set under the Limited use to see and learn
more about this feature.

"concerned mom" wrote:

> Hi, I'm a new user, I've had my computer for about 8 months, and I am
> concerned about what my son is doing on the computer before I get home, I
> disconnect the internet, I take the modem with me, but I can't afford that
> expensive software to track, someone at work told me about a folder called
> "recent", that would show what he has accessed,I concerned that he's already
> got a folder with porn on it somewhere in the computer.
> I tried looking at "file" in media player, it shows nothing, and he knows
> how to erase history, this recent file only shows pictures, how can I get it
> to show videos?
>
> Thank you so much,
> concerned mom

[Matt Gibson]

It's somewhat pricy, but if you REALLY want to know what he's doing...

Get Spector

www.spectorsoft.com

It's an incredible program for this kind of thing.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

"concerned mom" <concerned > wrote in message
...
> Hi, I'm a new user, I've had my computer for about 8 months, and I am
> concerned about what my son is doing on the computer before I get home, I
> disconnect the internet, I take the modem with me, but I can't afford that
> expensive software to track, someone at work told me about a folder called
> "recent", that would show what he has accessed,I concerned that he's
> already
> got a folder with porn on it somewhere in the computer.
> I tried looking at "file" in media player, it shows nothing, and he knows
> how to erase history, this recent file only shows pictures, how can I get
> it
> to show videos?
>
> Thank you so much,
> concerned mom