Parent Crisis: Disallow ALL Internet Access?

Help! I have a teen -- need I say more?

Can someone please tell me how to completely block Internet access for a
specific user on a machine.

We have a computer that my daughter shares with my husband, and they are set
up as separate users. Actually, my daughter has two user accounts: one
where she can access Internet applications, and a second one that I tried to
make Internet access not available -- that's for when she's *supposed* to be
working on school work.

I can't remember how I accomplished that except that it was a lot of work --
removing things from the Start Menu, etc. And, I knew it wasnt' fool-proof,
but it worked very well for awhile, although I was always bothered that she
might figure out that many of the MS programs could get her online if she
clicked Help . . . Online.

Now, however, she's "discovered" the IM capacity of Windows Messenger
(whatever that is) and we've caught her IM'ing when she's supposed to be
doing school work :-(

She's not a particularly tech saavy kid (hence it taking her this long to
figure out ways around my lame attempts to make sure school work is done
FIRST), but I'm looking for a solution that will keep that "school" user from
having any Internet access while preserving Internet access for the "fun"
user, and for my dh user, who will go *ballistic* if he logs on and can't
access the Internet for his work.

Please tell me it's possible to completely block all Internet access for a
specific user, and please tell me how to do it! I'm very good at following
directions if someone can tell me how to accomplish this -- surely I'm not
the only person in this situation :-(

TIA,
Saundra

You need 3rd party software, such as Net Nanny, Cyber Patrol or other =
"parental control" software.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=3Den...ol%22+software

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"Saundra" wrote in message =
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Help! I have a teen -- need I say more?
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Can someone please tell me how to completely block Internet access for =
a=20
specific user on a machine.
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We have a computer that my daughter shares with my husband, and they =
are set=20
up as separate users. Actually, my daughter has two user accounts: =
one=20
where she can access Internet applications, and a second one that I =
tried to=20
make Internet access not available -- that's for when she's *supposed* =
to be=20
working on school work.
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I can't remember how I accomplished that except that it was a lot of =
work --=20
removing things from the Start Menu, etc. And, I knew it wasnt' =
fool-proof,=20
but it worked very well for awhile, although I was always bothered =
that she=20
might figure out that many of the MS programs could get her online if =
she=20
clicked Help . . . Online.
=20
Now, however, she's "discovered" the IM capacity of Windows Messenger=20
(whatever that is) and we've caught her IM'ing when she's supposed to =
be=20
doing school work :-(
=20
She's not a particularly tech saavy kid (hence it taking her this long =
to=20
figure out ways around my lame attempts to make sure school work is =
done=20
FIRST), but I'm looking for a solution that will keep that "school" =
user from=20
having any Internet access while preserving Internet access for the =
"fun"=20
user, and for my dh user, who will go *ballistic* if he logs on and =
can't=20
access the Internet for his work.
=20
Please tell me it's possible to completely block all Internet access =
for a=20
specific user, and please tell me how to do it! I'm very good at =
following=20
directions if someone can tell me how to accomplish this -- surely I'm =
not=20
the only person in this situation :-(
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TIA,
Saundra

Have you tried...

Logging on under your daughters user account. Loading nternet explorer. On
the tools menu click internet options. Click connections, now , if your using
dial up, remove the connection, if you are using a always on adsl style
connection, try adding a fake connection that IE will attempt to use first.
This should also stop any 'help' pages bypassing your other measures. If it
works, im unsure as to wether it will knock out the settings for your other
user accounts, but its worth a shot.

This is not the answer you're looking for, but I believe you're searching
for a technical solution to a non-technical problem. If she's spending too
much time online and doesn't get her school work done, it is her fault
alone -- not yours -- and she'll have to abi


"Saundra" wrote in message
...
Help! I have a teen -- need I say more?

Can someone please tell me how to completely block Internet access for a
specific user on a machine.

We have a computer that my daughter shares with my husband, and they are
set
up as separate users. Actually, my daughter has two user accounts: one
where she can access Internet applications, and a second one that I tried
to
make Internet access not available -- that's for when she's *supposed* to
be
working on school work.

I can't remember how I accomplished that except that it was a lot of
work --
removing things from the Start Menu, etc. And, I knew it wasnt'
fool-proof,
but it worked very well for awhile, although I was always bothered that
she
might figure out that many of the MS programs could get her online if she
clicked Help . . . Online.

Now, however, she's "discovered" the IM capacity of Windows Messenger
(whatever that is) and we've caught her IM'ing when she's supposed to be
doing school work :-(

She's not a particularly tech saavy kid (hence it taking her this long to
figure out ways around my lame attempts to make sure school work is done
FIRST), but I'm looking for a solution that will keep that "school" user
from
having any Internet access while preserving Internet access for the "fun"
user, and for my dh user, who will go *ballistic* if he logs on and can't
access the Internet for his work.

Please tell me it's possible to completely block all Internet access for a
specific user, and please tell me how to do it! I'm very good at
following
directions if someone can tell me how to accomplish this -- surely I'm not
the only person in this situation :-(

TIA,
Saundra

grr this tablet's keyboard!

....and she'll have to abide by whatever consequences might arise at school
as a result. If she gets in trouble often enough, she'll learn to better
manage her time. And this will be a far more valuable lesson than anything
you can do by trying to block the behavior.


"Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote in message news:...
This is not the answer you're looking for, but I believe you're searching
for a technical solution to a non-technical problem. If she's spending too
much time online and doesn't get her school work done, it is her fault
alone -- not yours -- and she'll have to abi


"Saundra" wrote in message
...
Help! I have a teen -- need I say more?

Can someone please tell me how to completely block Internet access for a
specific user on a machine.

We have a computer that my daughter shares with my husband, and they are
set
up as separate users. Actually, my daughter has two user accounts: one
where she can access Internet applications, and a second one that I tried
to
make Internet access not available -- that's for when she's *supposed* to
be
working on school work.

I can't remember how I accomplished that except that it was a lot of
work --
removing things from the Start Menu, etc. And, I knew it wasnt'
fool-proof,
but it worked very well for awhile, although I was always bothered that
she
might figure out that many of the MS programs could get her online if she
clicked Help . . . Online.

Now, however, she's "discovered" the IM capacity of Windows Messenger
(whatever that is) and we've caught her IM'ing when she's supposed to be
doing school work :-(

She's not a particularly tech saavy kid (hence it taking her this long to
figure out ways around my lame attempts to make sure school work is done
FIRST), but I'm looking for a solution that will keep that "school" user
from
having any Internet access while preserving Internet access for the "fun"
user, and for my dh user, who will go *ballistic* if he logs on and can't
access the Internet for his work.

Please tell me it's possible to completely block all Internet access for
a
specific user, and please tell me how to do it! I'm very good at
following
directions if someone can tell me how to accomplish this -- surely I'm
not
the only person in this situation :-(

TIA,
Saundra