SuperAntiSpyware - Some Advice

Valley_Bluenose

For those installing it on PCs with Parental Controls.

I recently installed SAS on our two PCs. One had an Admin account plus my wife's account and my own. Installed like a dream on the Admin account and then I simply opened it up in each of the other two accounts, answered the questions regarding settings and off we went. Works like a dream.

My son's PC has an Admin account and his own account - which has parental controls. Again, installed like a dream on the Admin account and then I opened it up on his account to do the settings and noticed that the Core and Trace data for the definitions on his account were different to that on the Admin account. So I clicked 'Update' to update his definitions. The download commenced and then froze - with the program changing to 'not-responding' and I had to close it down using Task Manager.

After several uninstalls and re-installs trying to resolve this I, somewhat belatedly, disabled the parental controls on his account and attempted to update the definitions again. This time it worked as expected. Parental controls were then re-set.

I guess I was stupid in taking so long to realise what the problem might be but, having searched on Google for hours for a solution without finding any reference to this problem, I thought it appropriate to pass this on for the benefit of any parents out there who might encounter the same problem.

Three hours of my life I'll never get back!

aliEnRIK

Ive had so many problems with the 'parental controls' I do without now

Valley_Bluenose

I'm not really sure how effective the parental controls are anyway aliEnRIK - but with a 14 year old 'boy' at the PC we worry about what he might stumble across.

By the way, many thanks to you (in particular) and the many other on here who take the time to share their expertise/experience with us on here. I noticed there had been a bit of a 'spat' earlier in the week but wanted to re-assure you that we value your input.

Browntoa

I suspect most 14 year olds have a friend who can tell them how to circumnaviate mots parental controls

ie , you do realise that if you boot to safe mode a hidden Admin account appears ??

Browntoa

Windows own steadystate is free and has parental controls

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx

aliEnRIK

Ive found no problem with just keeping an eye on the websites he visits using the Parental Controls (So even if he wipes the history etc, you can STILL see what hes been on)
I recall sitting at my mates last year and his Mrs telling me what a good boy her son is (aged 12/13) and he never does anything wrong. I was dying to laugh as I had their laptop on my knee and checking out what he HAD been on ~ TONS of pron

I didnt have the heart to tell her but I told my mate who gave hima bit of a talking to

Valley_Bluenose

Browtoa - wasn't aware of the 'hidden' Admin acct or the SteadyState.

I'll investigate both!

AliEnRIK - yes, I use parental controls to see where he's been. CCleaner lets me have a look before I delete as well.

Browntoa

just add a password to the safe mode account (and don't forget it)

http://www.ncsu.edu/resnet/windows/passwords/xp_passwords_admin.php