Login in Safe Mode

I noticed that my son can stay on his computer for more than 1 hour a day which is the limit I defined and then in the logs I see that he has logged into safe mode and that rules are not being applied. When I asked him, he sayed he doesn't even know what safe mode is. I have seen another post with the same issue but no solution given.

 

I have:

- Latest agent installed

- Windows 7 64bit

Hi andreasy,

 

Norton Online Family indicates the message when a user starts a monitored computer in safe mode, which works as designed.

 

If the child doesn't know what safe mode is, is it possible you or he can describe what exact you or he see when next time he starts the PC?  What exact screens and messages he sees. 

 

 

Thanks,

Katie

 

 

Then if he really is loggin into safe mode, shouldn't the policy restrict him to do so? He can bypass the rules by doing so.

andreasy,

 

Please give non-administrative rights (limited or restricted) to your child’s user account.  Otherwise,  the kid would have the ability to create a new account.   

 

Please check out the links below from Microsoft on the subject of Safe mode.  They should help  you understand what happens if starting a PC in Safe mode.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx?mfr=true

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q292742/  

 

If you have any questions, please let us know.

 

 

Thanks,

Katie