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Internet explorer supervisor password

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by d spears

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I have a user who set the security password in his internet explorer and has forgotten it and now is unable to access some new sites he need to get to. Is there a way to reset the password? The OS is Win2000. As a fix I loaded another browser on his system.

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by joseph moore

The following comes from
http://is-it-true.org/nt/registry/rtips53.shtml

Microsoft IE has a Content Advisor password which if forgotten, makes it impossible for anyone to access the sites screened out. These sites don't contain offensive material- they are simply unrated.
You can clear out the existing password by deleting the following value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ratings

There may also be a sub-key .default. If the file %systemroot%\System\Ratings.pol exists, delete it or rename it. Reboot. In Internet Explorer, go to Tools | Internet Options and click the Content tab. Click Enable Ratings and specify a new password.

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