Creating User Accounts on Windows Vista

1. To get started you need to click on the start button and then select Control Panel, a window will open up with many options.  Click on the one labeled Parental Controls and the window below will open.

Click on Create a new user account

Type in a user name, this is unique to the computer and is not a screen name for the Internet, so their name is fine.

Checking this box requires the new user to create their password the first time they logon.

Check On to enforce parental controls

Click here to collect information on the new user computer usage

You can select to allow or block websites.

 

Edit the list of blocked or allowed websites by clicking on this link

You can choose to have the system filter the sites by checking this option

You can prevent downloading files by clicking here

You can limit when the user can use the computer by clicking on individual time blocks that you do not want the user to be able to access the computer.  Whey they attempt to login outside of the allowed times they are denied access.

Clicking on these options will allow you to configure different aspects of the users access.  All are described below

Windows Vista Web Filter

Time Restrictions

Game Controls

You can control if the user can play games on the computer and the rating level of the games if you are going to allow them to play.  

 

You can also block specific games by clicking here

Application Restrictions

This box allows you to block usage of individual programs on the computer. 

If you have questions on this procedure please send an email to iscllc@gmail.com for assistance. 

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