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Parental Control Software

Igol
Igol Posts: 434 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Appologies if its been done but my search has drawn a blank on here.
Can anyone suggest a decent (by which I mean free) parental control software? Or direct me to the thread I've missed :)

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  • seedyh
    seedyh Posts: 105 Forumite
    http://www1.k9webprotection.com/

    Seems OK, it's on my daughters laptop and stops stuff a 6 year old shouldn't be seeing :p
  • danmanchester
    danmanchester Posts: 1,273 Forumite
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    http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
  • CHR15
    CHR15 Posts: 5,193 Forumite
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    Thirded K9
  • Syman
    Syman Posts: 2,622 Forumite
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    If you are using windows 7, ten the parental controls in it are quite effective.
    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!:mad:
    Cos if you do it today and like it...You can do it again tomorrow.. :p

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  • elvch01
    elvch01 Posts: 341 Forumite
    +1 for K9 - although I've not tried thew win7 stuff
    Chris Elvin
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    The parental controls in Windows 7 and Windows Vista are pretty good.

    The main problem I foudn with K9 was it locks down the whole machine rather than individual users. Using the Windows controls you can set up a seperate account for each child and apply appropriate controls to each one dependent on age.
    It's my problem, it's my problem
    If I feel the need to hide
    And it's my problem if I have no friends
    And feel I want to die


  • RussJK
    RussJK Posts: 2,359 Forumite
    There is no software available that can be used to control your parents. Why would you want to anyway?
  • Dagon
    Dagon Posts: 4 Newbie
    You want Family Safety from Microsoft:
    http:// download.live.com/familysafety
    (I can't post links so remove the space between the second forward slash and the d)

    Anyway, it's free and it works.
  • Igol
    Igol Posts: 434 Forumite
    Thanks all.
    Its XP so the K9 thingy looks like the winner.
    :)
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