ParentalControl Bar User Reviews
Excellent
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"crap, software"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
nothing i hate this
Cons
tried to block my kids from going to pornographic websites and failed
my kids went onto a website which redirectected them to an adult web
cant block half of malware websites
pain to uninstall (had to call technician)Summary
hate it
accidently put 5 stars -_-
Use k9 web protection, tried it and blocks all websites and malware sources (10/10)
ParentalControl Bar (0/10)
Updated on Oct 25, 2009 -
"how to uninstall"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
there are none
Cons
slows the internet connection down to an unacceptable level, plus it keeps trashing Internet Explorer 8. Then I came to try to uninstall, and couldn't. Have now got the password from the company demobar
Summary
Loaded an extra layer above, which made the internet unusable, and then I couldn't uninstall, which is extremely annoying. I know they need to set a password on the uninstall, but would make more sense that it was the password used to control the toolbar, rather than a different one.
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"Use to work"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
When first instaled it worked great and even worked with Firefox.
Cons
No longer works with Firefox
Summary
When I first installed the program several months ago it worked great and we had no problems with it on either Internet Explore or Firefox. We had to replace our hard-drive and I tried reinstalling only to discover that it no longer works with Firefox.
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"it is good"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
protects the children from any bad sight
Cons
kids can be addicted to the games
Summary
it may damage the eye sight
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"DIDN'T WORK!!!!!!!!!!!! COULDN'T UNINSTALL!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
NONE AT ALL
Cons
The product didn't work. I couldn't uninstall either!
Summary
First Enabled Child mode. I did a Google search for "porn". Clicked the first result. It opened right up! So I decided to uninstall it. It asked for the password to uninstall. IT SAID INCORRECT PASSWORD!!!??? It was NOT the incorrect password because I went back to IE to test the password when switching modes and it worked FINE.
DO NOT TRY THIS SOFTWARE!!! YOU CAN'T GET RID OF IT. GOING TO TRY A SYSTEM RESTORE NOW. -
"Couldn't get it to work on the children's login"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
Liked the idea of being able to switch between parent and child user allowing supervised wider access but protected unsupervised internet access.
Cons
Couldn't get the programme to work with Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3 and I am using Windows XP Home Edition (5.1). When I tried to switch to the childrens log in I was unable to start Mozilla and ended up uninstalling the programme. Very disappointed.
Summary
Really disappointed as I was unable to use the programme, and with our daughter just starting secondary school where they are expected to use the internet regularly for homework we wanted a parental control 'supervisor' watching and protecting our daughter when we were not hovering over her shoulder. As I was unable to get the programme to do what it said it should, and worse than that, it prevented Mozilla from working properly too, I had to uninstall the programme completely which is a real shame as I liked the information and promisses on the web site.
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"Very important tool for me"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
My daughter was giving out phone numbers in chat
rooms and now can no longer access them.
So very important tool for me and I use it and
Time Boss (www.nicekit.com) everyday.Cons
doesn't support Firefox
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"Uninstall problems"
Version: ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457
Pros
None, rubbish program
Cons
Uninstall problems program blocks uninstall as the program doesnt accept password
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