ARCHIVED: With Internet Explorer, how can I reset my forgotten Content Advisor password?
With Content Advisor, Internet Explorer provides a way to help you control the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. A supervisor password, set when Content Advisor is first enabled, prevents the settings from being altered by a restricted user.
However, this can prove troublesome if you have forgotten the
supervisor password and need to alter the settings or disable the
function. For instance, in some cases web content may be
unnecessarily restricted, and you may wish to correct the
problem. Also, if the Content Advisor ratings system file,
RSACi.rat
, becomes corrupted, Internet Explorer may
repeatedly crash. Without the supervisor password, disabling Content
Advisor is difficult.
You can reset the supervisor password by editing your Windows registry. To do this:
- Make sure Internet Explorer is closed. In Windows 7 and
Vista, enter
regedit
in the menu's Search field. In XP, click , and then , and enterregedit
. - In the window that appears, double-click .
- Find and double-click . In the list of software types, double-click .
- Double-click , and then .
- Double-click , and then .
- In the column on the right, click
Del
, or right-click the selected and select from the drop-down menu. to select it, and
then either press - Confirm the deletion when prompted, and exit the window.
The Content Advisor password has now been reset. Restart the computer before continuing any further.
To disable the Content Advisor:
- Open Internet Explorer. From the
If the menu bar is hidden, press
Alt
to make it visible. menu, select
.
- Select the tab.
- Under "Content Advisor", click . Click when prompted for a password, leaving the password field blank. The Content Advisor is now disabled.
- Click until you return to Internet Explorer.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 12:36:30.