davidianmage
Technical User
This solution involves editing the registry.
Please read Microsoft's warning BEFORE using regedit.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Use Registry
Editor at your own risk.
Print or follow these instructions exactly.
1) Go to Start/Run type in Regedit. select OK, this will open the editor.
2) Select Edit/Find, type in the word Ratings make sure that all 3 boxes under "look in" are checked.
Now select Find Next. The search could a few seconds to a couple of minutes.
3) Now you should see an open folder, in the left Window, named Ratings.
In the right Window you should see the word KEY. Right Click on the word KEY and select Delete from the pop up
menu there. Now exit the Registry Editor.
NOTE: If the search for Ratings doesn't find the Ratings Value, then try to go to it's location manually navigate down to the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Policies\Ratings and delete the "KEY" entry.
4) Next, Open Windows Explorer and go to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM, locate the file RATINGS.POL and delete it. (This is a hidden file,
so you may need to select the option to "Show all files" in order to see it)
Reboot your system
5) Now open Internet Explorer (don't log on) Go to View/Options/Security Tab (in IE4 this will be: View/Internet Options/Content) Click
on the button that say's "Disable Ratings" (This button may say "Enable Ratings", Either
way, click on it) Next enter a Password in the top box and re-enter it in the bottom box, click on OK.
6) You will now get a message saying "Content Advisor has been turned on", select OK.
Now select Disable Ratings, it will prompt you for the password that you just entered, enter the password and select Disable ratings.
You will get another dialog box that say's "Content Advisor has been turned off."
Please read Microsoft's warning BEFORE using regedit.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Use Registry
Editor at your own risk.
Print or follow these instructions exactly.
1) Go to Start/Run type in Regedit. select OK, this will open the editor.
2) Select Edit/Find, type in the word Ratings make sure that all 3 boxes under "look in" are checked.
Now select Find Next. The search could a few seconds to a couple of minutes.
3) Now you should see an open folder, in the left Window, named Ratings.
In the right Window you should see the word KEY. Right Click on the word KEY and select Delete from the pop up
menu there. Now exit the Registry Editor.
NOTE: If the search for Ratings doesn't find the Ratings Value, then try to go to it's location manually navigate down to the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Policies\Ratings and delete the "KEY" entry.
4) Next, Open Windows Explorer and go to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM, locate the file RATINGS.POL and delete it. (This is a hidden file,
so you may need to select the option to "Show all files" in order to see it)
Reboot your system
5) Now open Internet Explorer (don't log on) Go to View/Options/Security Tab (in IE4 this will be: View/Internet Options/Content) Click
on the button that say's "Disable Ratings" (This button may say "Enable Ratings", Either
way, click on it) Next enter a Password in the top box and re-enter it in the bottom box, click on OK.
6) You will now get a message saying "Content Advisor has been turned on", select OK.
Now select Disable Ratings, it will prompt you for the password that you just entered, enter the password and select Disable ratings.
You will get another dialog box that say's "Content Advisor has been turned off."