Registry Hack For Disabling MS Content Advisor

Warning: Tampering with the Registry of your operating system is risky business. Only trained professionals should attempt to edit a Windows Registry. Proceed at your own risk. Our ISP disclaims any and all responsibility for any damage that might occur to your Registry and computer operating system if you choose to go into the Registry. The information provided below is only intended for use by expert computer technicians.

Windows 95/98:

If you have enabled your Content Advisor rating system in Internet Explorer and you have forgotten your password, you will need to edit your registry or reinstall Windows and all of your applications.  If you do this procedure incorrectly, you could damage your entire operating system. As a result, you will want to back up your system before you start this procedure. This following steps are for Windows ’95/98 only. 
Click here for screen shots for backing up a Win9X registry.

Note: The only way the rating system will turn "on" is if someone enables the Content Advisor. Internet service providers never enable it.

1. Go to the Start, then run and enter in regedit

2. Click on Hkey_Local_Machine

3. Then Software

4. Then Microsoft

5. Then Windows

6. Then Current version

7. Then Policies

8. Then Ratings

9. On the right hand side of the screen, delete the line that says Key.

10. Exit out of the registry.

11. Goto Start then Programs then Windows Explorer

12. Goto the C drive and go to the Windows folder.

13. Locate and open the System folder.

14. Find the Ratings.pol file. Rename the file and you are done.

Click here for screenshots of the entire process

Windows XP:

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