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How
to Remove Content Advisor Password in Internet
Explorer
The following steps
will remove any password set in the Internet
Explorer Content Advisor and allow you to reset
the program to its original state.
1) Click on Start
and choose Run.
2) Type in RegEdit and select OK.
3) Now click on the little plus sign to the
left of H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4) Continue to drill down, always clicking on the
plus sign at the left of the named key, through
Software, Microsoft, Windows, Current Version and
Policies.
5) Now click on the Ratings folder.
6) In the right pane of the RegEdit window,
you'll see an icon called Key. Click on it and
press Delete.
7) Next, choose Registry and then Exit to exit
RegEdit. You've just deleted your original
Content Advisor password.
8) Restart the computer and run Internet Explorer
again.
9) Choose View and then Internet Options (or
Options for version 3.x). For IE 5 or greater,
Click on Tools, Internet Options.
10) Click on the Content tab and click on
Disable. When asked for a password, don't enter
anything; just click on OK. This will disable
Content Advisor because there's no longer a
password.
How
to Fix Problems with Content Advisor Missing
Information
In
most cases, this problem occurs when the
Ratings.pol file is damaged, follow the
instructions below to fix this issue.
1)
Quit Internet Explorer
2)
Open My Computer, click on Tools, Folder Options
3)
Click on the View tab and make sure "Show
hidden files and folders" is
selected, you may also want to uncheck the box
next to "Hide extensions for known
file types" and click Ok
4)
Double click on Drive C in My
Computer
5)
Double click on the Windows
folder and then double click on the System
folder
6)
Search for the file RATINGS.POL and right click
on it and choose Rename. Rename it to RATINGS.OLD
7)
Close out of the open Windows and then reopen
Internet Explorer
8)
Click on Tools, Internet Options
9)
Click on the Content tab, then click on Settings
10)
Type in the Supervisor password if necessary and
click Ok
11)
Select the Ratings options you would like and
click Ok and close out of Internet Explorer
12)
When you reopen Internet Explorer, everything
should work.
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