Follow ten steps to remove the password set in the Internet Explorer Content Advisor
- February 25th, 2010
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Using the Internet Explorer Content Advisor to store the passwords of some proprams is easy and convenient for us to operate those passwords.It can save us some time, and we wont loss the password to the programs.But when you have more accounts and relevant passwords on one program,then one thing will brings you some trouble,its how i can change to another account(such as it will block AIM or Yahoo Messenger etc.). [<<windows password recovery tool]
If you are now annoyed by this problems,then you can follow the step to remove the passwords 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.
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.
If the ratings file is damaged, this is how to remove it. IE will create a new one. [<<bypass windows password]
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
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.
The above steps could remove the passwords stored in the Internet Explorer Content Advisor, and so its also a practical tools.
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