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IE Content Advisor Supervisor Password

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Someone has put in a supervisor password for the content advisor in IE 5 and promptly forgotten the password. How do I get them out of the mess as they did not put any settings and so cannot browse?

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by v-gathara

Not entirely true that this was unacceptable. Its just that the second answer made it first.

Thanks for the info. I think Techrepublic should add another choice in the drop down list that reflects that while the answer is OK I found an alternative way of doing it.

by zalog

The following steps will remove any password set in the 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 rightpane 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.

8) Restart the computer and run Internet Explorer again.

9) Choose View and then Internet Options (or Options for version 3.x)

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.

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