Microsoft KB Archive/172523

Microsoft Knowledge Base

Content Advisor Screen Opens Unexpectedly

Last reviewed: August 11, 1997
Article ID: Q172523

The information in this article applies to:

• The Microsoft Network version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

While you are using MSN, The Microsoft Network, the Content Advisor screen may open unexpectedly and display the following message:

   Sorry! Content Advisor will not allow you to see this site.

CAUSE

You may have enabled Content Advisor when you installed MSN, without creating a supervisor password.

RESOLUTION

To disable Content Advisor, use the following steps:

1. Right-click the Internet icon on the desktop, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Under Content Advisor, click Settings.
4. In the Supervisor Password Required dialog box, click OK without typing any text in the password box.
5. In the Content Advisor screen, click OK.
6. Under Content Advisor, click Disable Ratings.
7. In the Supervisor Password Required dialog box, click OK without typing any text in the password box.
8. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to use the RSACI rating system to limit access to MSN and the Internet, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171985
   TITLE     : Limiting Access Using the RSACI Rating System

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