Tip #4718 - DVD Parental Controls
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DVD
Parental Controls
Most of you probably
know that setting parental controls for the Internet limits your children
and grandchildren to certain Web sites. But I'm willing to bet that
you've never heard of setting parental controls for DVDs that are
watched using Windows Media Player, am I right? Well, it's true! You
can activate Windows Media Player’s parental control feature
to restrict your children from viewing any DVD movies with a rating
at or below the one you specify. If you're interested in that, keep
reading for all the details!
If you have DVD
decoder software installed on your computer (it usually comes with
it), Windows Media Player can play movies using your DVD ROM drive.
Yes, it's a great enhancement to Windows XP’s multimedia capabilities,
but one downside is that not all DVDs are suitable for young children.
If you have kids who use your computer and you have DVDs you don't
want them to watch, you should definitely enable the Windows Media
Player parental controls. That will allow you to set a rating for
your children, ranging from G to PG-13. Any movie higher than the
rating you specify cannot be viewed unless the user knows the correct
password. Note: For the feature to work for you
when assigning multiple user accounts with parental controls, you
will need an Administrator account. So, with all that out of the way,
let’s get started!
1.) First, go
to Start, All Programs and then
click on Windows Media Player.
2.) In the top
right hand corner, click on the Access Application Menus
button.
3.) Scroll down
and click on Tools. A second box should then come
up on the left of the first box. Click Options.
Now, the Options
dialogue box will appear.
4.) From there,
click on the DVD tab.
5.) Checkmark
the Parental Control box.
6.) Next, click
on the drop down bar and select the rating you prefer.
7.) Go ahead and
click OK when you're finished. Once you do that,
Windows Media Player will remind you to set up your user accounts.
That can be done by setting up an account and a password. Then from
there, you can set up limited accounts for your children or grandchildren.
8.) Lastly, finish
it up by clicking OK in the Windows Media Player
reminder box.
There you have
it. You can now control what your precious little ones watch!
~ Mike Pettinato
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