How to set up Vista’s Parental Controls Part 2
What Parental Controls can do:
Web restrictions. You can restrict the websites that children can visit, make sure children only visit age-appropriate websites, indicate whether you want to allow file downloads, and set up which content you want the content filters to block and allow. You can also block or allow specific websites. For more information, [...]
How to set up Vista’s Parental Controls
How to set up Vista’s Parental Controls
In this 2 part series we’ll look at adding a new user for your child and setting up the account. In Part two we’ll get down to the nitty gritty and set up the Parental Controls.
You can use Parental Controls to help manage how your children use the computer. [...]
Pin items to the start menu
Using the Start menu to open Programs or Documents is fast and easy. The first step is to Pin the item to the Start Menu.
To Pin an item to your Start Menu. Click Start – type it’s name search box, when it shows up right click it’s name and choose Pin to Start Menu and [...]
Vista’s quick program launching keyboard shortcut
If you like to put shortcuts to programs or documents you access frequently in the Quick Launch tool bar, Here’s a Keyboard shortcut to open then faster. Press the Windows key 1 to open the first icon, Windows key 2 for the second and so on. If you want to change the icons [...]
Working with Vista’s Firewall and Advanced Firewall
Windows Vista’s firewall is turned on by default, but you can turn it off if you want to use a third party Firewall or if you need to trouble shoot a connection problem.
Click Start – Control Panel – Security – Windows Firewall – Turn Windows Firewall on or off – Approve the UAC if asked
In [...]
Change which programs Windows uses by default
A default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file, such as a music file, an image, or a webpage. For example, if you have more than one web browser installed on your computer, you can choose one of them to be the default browser.
To open the Default [...]
Run or remove a blocked Startup Program
The dreaded (UAC) is at it again. User Account Control prevents programs that require permission or an administrator password from running automatically when Windows starts. If a program is blocked, you’ll see a message in the notification area that says some startup programs need permission to run. You can run a blocked program, remove blocked [...]
