Internet Explorer 7 Content Advisor Setup
This tutorial will show you how to setup Microsoft Internet Explorer Content Advisor. Content filter allows you to put limits on what your web browser is able to access based on a rating system. This is very useful for parents trying to block adult sites from children.
Open up internet explorer. On the menu select Tools then Internet Options. (click to enlarge)
The Internet Option windows will open.
Click on the content tab at the top of the window
You will now see the content settings. We want to setup Content Advisor, so click on the enable button under the Content Advisor section.
The content Advisor Window should now be displayed. If not you may have to hit the Settings button. As you can see the first tab displayed is the Ratings Tab. On this tab you can set the rating levels for different types of content. Click on each category and adjust the slider bar to the level that you wish to allow the user to see. The farther to the right you move the slider bar, the more content the user will see. The description field at the bottom gives you a preview of what the user might see. I want to leave my content filter at the highest level so I do not need to change anything.
Click on the Approved Sites tab. Here you can allow sites which may be blocked by content filter. You can also block sites that are allowed by content filter. In my experience adding sites to this list and setting them to “always allow” doesn’t always work properly, and I find myself having to add the same site multiple times. If you wish to add a site to this list simply type the name of the site in the Allow this website field. If you wish to allow this website to be view press the Always button. If you want to deny access, press the Never button.
Now on the General Tab. The first thing you will want to do is go down to the password section and set a password. You can do this by clicking the Change password button.
The other options you will want to pay attention to are the User Options. The first option “Users can see websites that have no rating”. Leaving this option disabled (unchecked) means that if a site is not rated it will not be allow to be viewed. I always leave it unchecked, simply because the ratings database cannot account for every site online. The Second option “Supervisor can type a password to allow users to view restricted content”, is pretty much self explanatory. If you browse to a blocked site, you will be asked for a password. If you enter the password you can see the site, if you enter a wrong password it will be blocked.
When you are finished you can hit the Apply button at the bottom, then the OK button to close. Click the OK Button one more time to return to the browser.
Now we can test our settings. Enter www.msn.com in the address bar. As you cans see the site is allow.
No we will try an unrated site. I like to use www.google.com, so type it in the address bar. As you can see the page is blocked and the reason is “This page does not have a rating”. (click to enlarge)
Now if you want to allow access you can enter your password in the password field. Notice above the password field you have options, select one of the options (they are self explanatory).
Press ok and your website will be shown. (click to enlarge)
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on July 4th, 2007 at 6:31 am
i need new vesion
on February 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I have the content advisor enabled, but when I try to use MS Money 2008 it brings up the “this page does not have a rating” dialog box. When you try to allow it with the supervisors password it says it cannot save this site. So I can’t use MS Money 2008 with the Content Advisor enabled. Is there a fix?
on April 9th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
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on June 12th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
[...] can do something similar in IE7 by using the Content Advisor. You can set it to ask for a password every time a site is loaded that is not on the approved [...]
on August 5th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I am trying to disable my content advisor but, my computer is not responding when i click the disable / setting button. I was wondering if you can please help with this issue?
on August 12th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I think that someone put a supervisor password on my Content Advisor or I did it inadvetently and do not know what password I set. Is there a way to reset the password without knowing the current password. The hint area says none.
on November 17th, 2008 at 9:14 am
thanks to this site by which i solve my problem.
on November 26th, 2008 at 2:40 am
how to set form internet explore 7 brower cant open and brower open from user name and password after i am using that internet explore ok
on November 26th, 2008 at 2:43 am
i am using that internet explore 7 i am opening from user name and passwod how to set from password in the internet explore pls mail forwarding from my mail id pls dear
on December 1st, 2008 at 7:37 pm
How do I reset my content advisor password and hint?
Misplaced it, or just forgot it?
on March 18th, 2009 at 8:19 am
nice tip
didn’t know about it before
on March 23rd, 2009 at 1:37 pm
CA blocks allowed site. Lets users login, and then when they try to click on a link inside, it boots them back to login page. Any clues?
on April 22nd, 2009 at 1:41 pm
How can I re set up Internet Explorer 07 from 08?
on June 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 am
when i log on to vista the content advisor password appreas. i disabled it in IE and removed the password key in the registry. but to no avail. i need advice on how to stop this password that appears everty time i logon.
on July 17th, 2009 at 11:52 am
This site is a major pain on the backside. I don’t remember putting in on my system. Know I just want to find out how to remove it. Anyone! Anyone!
Thank You
ruff
on August 5th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Im trying to disable content advisory in IE7, but i don’t remember the password. can you help me to disable it please
thank you
gto
on August 6th, 2009 at 9:33 am
A web site itself will offer many links some ore good and some are bad like youtube. So how do i restrict the users from using some pages in the same site?
Can we filter the link address the user press(suppose the link itself contains some words that may indicate the content of the page?
Please guide me on this
on September 26th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
When I ‘Enable’ “Content Advisor” in IE8 and restrict just porn sites…. EVERY website I try to visit — even MSN. com, Yahoo, and others that ought to be safe — indicate restricted content and I have to keep putting in my password just to go there! The same thing happens with EVERY word I place in a ’search engine.’ I need to enter my password before the search will begin.
If I check the box for “Users can see websites that have no rating” then I might as well not even use ‘Content Advisor’… because no site is restricted. Any help would be most appreciated.
on October 23rd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
By checking the box for “users can see websites that have no rating,” it will solve your issue. You need to put in specific sites that you don’t want accessible.
on November 3rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
I have tried all I can think of and that is shown to remove Content ADvisor to no avail.
I need some very easy to understand and complete instructions to get rid of this major problem.
I am the only one who uses this computer I do no need this control.
HELPPPPPP