# Removing  Content Password in IE5. (OR: "Damed idiots! Stop playing!!!")

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-content-password-in-ie5-or-damed-idiots-stop-playing/68835>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 14, 2001, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-content-password-in-ie5-or-damed-idiots-stop-playing/68835 "2001-06-14T19:02:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doubleclick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Doubleclick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubleclick)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2001, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-content-password-in-ie5-or-damed-idiots-stop-playing/68835/1 "2001-06-14T19:02:20Z")

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Hey all,

Anyone here know how to remove the Content Advisor password on IE 5?

Someone here at work set one on one of the PC’s and now it can’t access the net due to the settings.

M$'s site says to call them and pay them, but I’m sure someone here would know how.

Any help would be great!

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**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2001, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-content-password-in-ie5-or-damed-idiots-stop-playing/68835/2 "2001-06-14T19:42:13Z")

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Open REGEDIT  
Find the key HKEY\_Local\_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\_Version\Policies  
Delete the “Ratings” key

As always when editing the Registry, make sure to make a backup and be careful.

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**Author:** ![Doubleclick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Doubleclick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubleclick)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-content-password-in-ie5-or-damed-idiots-stop-playing/68835/3 "2001-06-15T12:47:12Z")

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> \*Originally posted by BlackKnight \*  
> \*\*Open REGEDIT  
> Find the key HKEY\_Local\_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\_Version\Policies  
> Delete the “Ratings” key
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> As always when editing the Registry, make sure to make a backup and be careful. \*\*

I’ve have to muck with the regisrty before, so I’m pretty comfortable with it, but thanks all the same for the warning, and a thousand "Thank You"s for the help!!!