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by kzheng

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How can I replace the missing file for the content advisor, inside the Internet propreties.

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by syscokid

Your question is unclear.

Are you getting a message that syas something like "Please Check Your Content Advisor Settings for Missing Information"? If so, to resolve this issue, create a new Ratings.pol file:

Quit Internet Explorer.

Checkyour Windows\System folder to see if a Ratings.pol file exists.

NOTE : You must be able to view hidden files to view the Ratings.pol file. To view hidden files in My Computer or Windows Explorer, click Folder Options on the View menu in My Computer or Windows Explorer, click the View tab, click Show All Files , and then click OK .

Note that there may not be a Ratings.pol file in the Windows\System folder. If there is no Ratings.pol file, skip to step 3. If there is a Ratings.pol file, rename it to Ratings.old.

For information about how to rename files, click Start , click Help , click the Index tab, type renaming , and then double-click the " Renaming Files " topic.

Start Internet Explorer, click Cancel to close the error message, and then click Internet Options on the Tools menu.

Click the Content tab, and then click Settings in the Content Advisor area.

Type the Supervisor password, and then click OK .

Choose the ratings options that meet your needs, and then click OK.

Reference:

support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q242037

by syscokid

On the other hand, if you have forgotten your content advisor password, click on Start, Run and type "regedit" and click OK. This brings you to the Registry Editor, which looks a bit like Windows Explorer.

First, make a backup by clicking on Registry, Export. Name it backup and click ok.

Now, if you have forgotten the Content Advisor password, you can delete it by browsing to this folder in Regedit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVer sion\Policies\Ratings
Select the icon called Key in the right-hand pane and press delete. Close Regedit.

You can now start Internet Explorer and goto View, Internet Options.... Select 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, since there's no longer a password.

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