How to control time limits...

I would like to put a control on some of my kids time. Such as they are signed off after a certian amount of time or they are only able to log on during a specified time.
These are teenagers and one almost teenager. They spend too much time on the puter!
Any advice? (Besides changing their passwords, I have done that many times when they have been grounded.)

 

What operating system and edition are you using?

Also, are the teens using limited accounts? Are you the administrator of this machine?

edit: I'm mistaken - I'm thinking of something else. The above information will still be helpful, though.

 

FYI vista can do all that

not sure of a software program










sorry wasn't much of a help

 

If you are running XP Windows you can set access by day and / or time specific to each users logon.If you get lost open your help support type in restrict user time limit click search choose How to limit user logon time... from the Microsoft knowledge base results.

Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. To do this, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
In the console tree, click the container that contains the users account that you want in the right pane, right-click the user account, and then Click the Account tab, and then click Logon Hours.Click Properties. .Click All to select all available times, and then click Logon Denied. Select the time blocks that you want to allow this user to log on to the domain, and then click Logon Permitted.
A status line under the logon hours table displays the currently selected logon times. For example When you are finished configuring logon hours, click OK, and then click OK in the user account Properties dialog box. , Monday through Friday from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.

In addition you should also use XP's feature to enforce this restriction it is design to log off automatically at the end of their time allowance.
Create a Group Policy object
To create a Group Policy object (GPO) that you use to enforce client logon restrictions: 1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. To do this, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers. 2.In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the domain controllers that you want, and then click Properties. 3.Click the Group Policy tab, and then click New. 4.Type a name for this policy (for example, Account logon restrictions), and then press ENTER. 5.Click Properties, and then click the Security tab. 6.Click to clear the Apply Group Policy check box for the security groups that you want to prevent from having this policy applied. Click to select the Apply Group Policy check box for the groups that you want to have this policy applied. When you are finished, click OK.

 

Yes, we have XP. Thank you for the advice, I will be trying it out soon!