kids downloading unwanted stuff

I want to stop anyone from downloading anything from the internet onto my computer without my say-so. Any suggestions?

 

Try these

Try these sites

NET NANNY....... http://www.netnanny.com/home/home.asp

CYBERsitter........http://www.cybersitter.com/cs2001g.htm

Cybersentinel....
http://www.software4parents.com/cybersentinel.html

this site compares all the above http://www.software4parents.com/filtercompare.html

you pays your money and you makes your choice best of luck as it does not take the kids long to find ways around any blocking software.

 

. . . or, you could lock the door !

 

Open IE, click on Tools, Internet Options, and then click on the Security Tab. Select Internet in the Content Zone portion of the window and then click on the Custom Settings button. In the Security Settings window that opens scroll down to Downloads and change the setting in File Downloads from enable to disable. You might also want to also scroll down further to Installation of Desktop Items and also set it to disable.

HTH.

 

Additional security

Is there a way to password protect access to the internet security options?

 

Is there a way to password protect access to the internet security options?

The answer to your question is dependent on what version of Windows you are using. If you have Win95 or 98 the answer is No, there is no way to password protect these settings from within windows itself.

If you are using Windows XP you could accomplish this in essence by setting up your own account as an Administrator and all other accounts as Limited. Limited accounts are not authorized to install software.

I was able to find a shareware program that will allow you to secure these settings. I haven't used it myself so I don't know if it's what you're looking for or not. You can review it yourself at the following link;

http://www.mybestsoft.com/iesec/index.html

HTH.