Windows 7 doesn't support time allowance, only time curfew. So I just installed Windows Essentials 2012 because it includes Family Safety which was supposed to allow me to set time allowance, but apparently that feature doesn't work on Windows 7.

So my question is, does any of the previous versions of Windows Family Safety support time allowance on a computer running Windows 7?

Thanks.

(P.S.  I posted this under Windows Live Mail because Windows Family Safety isn't even listed under the Windows Essentials products)

I set up Windows Family Safety on my own laptop, which runs Windows 7 Home Professional, to control my daughter's laptop, which runs XP. It has never worked properly -- the password never works on the XP computer no matter how many times I reset it -- and I am trying to delete. I was successfully able to delete it from the Windows 7 laptop using the CMD line method, but I have not been able to do so with the XP system. I have tried the following:

1. Add or Remove Programs: I click Change/Remove for Windows Live Essentials and nothing happens

2. CMD line method: I log in as Administrator, type in the proper command. Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes it says I need to be logged in as Administrator -- but I *am* logged in as Administrator. I have tried it without the (x86), and with the (x86); when I do that, it says it's not a valid path.

3. I have tried downloading a new version of wlarp.exe from g.live.com. That version says it isn't a valid 32-bit program. 

I've read through a number of threads here; many of them point to a Family Safety board that apparently no longer exists. 

Please advise.

hi,

I have recently installed family safety using windows 7, but have noticed that the only facebook activity showing says 'redirecting', nothing else is being shown although I know it is being used often.

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Hi,

I was unable to login to the windows family safety.I am getting the below error.


Could you please advise how to proceed further.

Regards,
Dinesh

Within the last couple of months, the Curfew function of Windows Family Safety has stopped working for one of my children. He uses a laptop with Windows 7 (64-bit) Home Premium installed. Meanwhile, I have another child monitored via Windows Family Safety on another Windows 7 PC and it works properly. I have both children set up as a Standard User on each respective PC while I am an Administrator.  I had been using Windows Live Essentials 2011 and thought that may be the issue so I uninstalled this version and installed Windows Live Essentials 2012.

 

However, even after installing Windows Live Essentials 2012 and reconfiguring Windows Family Safety filter, it still does not restrict the one child's ability to log in at any time on the laptop regardless of the Curfew that I had set. I have even removed him as a family member in Windows Family Safety and recreated a new family member (with the same name) and re-applied the Curfew. Still it does not prevent log in at any time to the laptop.

 

 

Hi,

I'm currently using Windows Family Safety to restrict applications for my son on his computer (Windows 7).  It was originally working quite well but not certain applications will not be allowed to run.  A prompt will appear, stating that the program isn't currently allowed to execute and provides the ability for myself to fill in my Microsoft Live account details and then click "Allow".

However, this doesn't appear to allow the program to execute.  Running the program again will just cause the prompt to reappear, with the same result if filled in and submitted.  This is very frustrating as he's unable to run new games or programs on the computer.

I've tried removing and reinstalling Windows Live Essentials (including Family Safety) numerous times and have removed him from monitoring and then added him back.  All with no change.  What is odd, is that the programs that he can usually run are still working.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Dave

Hi all,

 

I run a Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit computer with 2 user accounts, me as Administrator and my son as a standard user.

 

I have Windows Family Safety set up with curfew times on my son's account. We get the warning that he will be logged out in 15 mins etc, and when the curfew time comes the screen goes blank and returns to the log on screen where you can pick the account to login.

 

So what's the problem then I hear you ask?

 

The trouble is, whatever programs he was using at the time the curfew kicked in don't close, because as far as Windows is concerned he's still logged on and music that he was listening to etc keeps playing.  Below his account icon on the screen where you select the accounts it still says his account is "Logged In", but when you click on his icon it says "Your account has time restrictions that prevent you logging on at this time. Please try again later."

 

So Windows thinks he's still logged on, but Family Safety prevents him logging back in.

 

Why can't the system log him out properly and close down all the programs he had running when the curfew kicked in?

 

Family Safety is serving the purpose of kicking him off the computer at the required time and preventing use during the curfew, but it's not getting Windows 7 to actually log the account off.

 

 

In Windows Family Safety for Windows 7, I find that if I use my parental password to unblock a website, it moves that site from the "blocked list" to the "allow list." If I want to "reblock" the site, I have to log in to Family Safety, remove the site from the allow list, add it back to the block list. Very unwieldy. Any way to have the site temporarily unblock, say until the next logoff/login, or for a fixed time (ideally a period specified by the password enterer)? This functionality is very common with the various third-party parental control programs I have seen.


Thanks.