monitor internet usage?

confused.. · 4 Oct 2008 at 20:13

hey

quick question.. i need to be able to track what my children do on the internet... i know they delete the browsing history, is there anyway to see what they have been up to?

i have windows vista and IE7

thanks in advance.
confused..

swinnie · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:19

I'm pretty sure there is a function on Microsoft SteadyState that could stop your children(s) user accounts from deleting the history.

Failing that, just give them a thick ear

marc2003 · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:21

swinnie said:
I'm pretty sure there is a function on Microsoft SteadyState that could stop your children(s) user accounts from deleting the history.

that's cool. i was just about to post that it only works with xp but i see it's been updated to support vista.

swinnie · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:32

marc2003 said:
that's cool. i was just about to post that it only works with xp but i see it's been updated to support vista.

Yeah awesome program. Saves so much hassle!

fobose · 4 Oct 2008 at 21:50

If you want to be super sneaky, you could install a program called "Remote Administrator" as a service on the PC your children are using. On another computer you can connect to it and "view" their screen entirely without having control of the computer and they wont know that some one else is watching

confused.. · 8 Oct 2008 at 18:14

how do i get to microsoft steadystate?

marc2003 · 8 Oct 2008 at 18:20

confused.. said:
how do i get to microsoft steadystate?

here's an awesome website that you should add to your bookmarks.

www.google.co.uk

enter what you're searching for eg

microsoft steadystate

click on google search and then click the first result. :eek:

jbloggs · 8 Oct 2008 at 18:25

marc2003 said:
here's an awesome website that you should add to your bookmarks.

www.google.co.uk

enter what you're searching for eg

microsoft steadystate

click on google search and then click the first result.

Or if it's "Freeware" check out the Useful Freeware Utilities thread.....

Skidilliplop · 8 Oct 2008 at 20:16

There are lots of web filtering apps that will log internet usage. Most cost money but it's not much, almost all have the option to not actively filter but log.
http://www.blumentals.net/inetprot/
^this is ut an example of the sort of app you could use. Its password protected for the settings and you can't uninstall it without the password using add/remove progs. something along those lines seems ideal, cheaper the better.

VFR_KID · 8 Oct 2008 at 20:48

marc2003 said:
here's an awesome website that you should add to your bookmarks.

www.google.co.uk[/url[/QUOTE] Fa...the whole point of this place to help others?