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Setting Content Advisor in IE 5.5

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by dprojans

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We have 4 stand-alone PC's running Windows 2000 Pro. I have them connected to the Internet via a cable modem. The problem is that when I block web sites (i.e. porn) through the content advisor, it blocks the site, until you close the window. When you launch IE it disables the content advisor. any suggestions? What I want to do is block specific websites.

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by craig it mangaer

From my experience with Outlook and IE 5.5 trying to utilize it's built in function doesn't work that well. You either block too much or not enough. Controlling access to these sites at a proxy server or firewall is a better option. However, if you created a custome IE install it may be blocking changes to the settings or there is a policy or profile in place that is blocking the changes. If you are using group policies or mandatory profiles this would be the first place to look. You may also want to uninstall 5.5 if you can't find the problem and install 6.0 or install 6.0 over the top of it.

by dprojans

This didn't help...a couple of points to clarify, when I click on the enable button on Content Advisor, it will work (and blocks all targeted sites) until I close the window. Once you launch IE again the Content Advisor button is disabled. I have created a generic user profile, and it properly prompts me for the admin password to make any changes but they just won't stay.
This happens whether I log on as the generic account or as admin.

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