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Microsoft's
Windows Vista introduced security features designed to make
the operating system less susceptible to malware, viruses,
and other common threats of the Internet. Concurrently,
Vista has comprehensive control over computing aspects
pertaining to your computer's communication with "the
outside".
Given that KleenWeb creates a
communication link with filtering servers and also monitors
and seeks to control the internet experience, there are some
issues that KleenWeb has with Vista as the result.
KleenWeb is developing a new version to work more smoothly
with Vista and its continual upgrades, but until its release
we do not consider KleenWeb fully compatible with the Vista
Operating System.
KleenWeb tested fine with the original Vista. Utilizing
Vista's automated updating system, however, and newer
versions of Vista, have exhibited conflicts with KleenWeb.
One
general issue that is easily addressed, follows:
Vista introduced an enhanced level of
security to Internet Explorer, called "Protected Mode."
According to MicroSoft's Windows Help & How-to website
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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/95211ecc-19b5-439a-b6c5-e2aefd8013031033.mspx
the protected mode feature makes
it more difficult for malicious software to be installed on
your computer. In addition to helping protect your computer
from malicious software, protected mode allows you to
install wanted ActiveX controls or add-ons when you are
logged in as an administrator. Protected mode is turned on
by default in the Internet, intranet, and restricted sites
zones and an icon appears on the status bar to let you know
that it's running. Protected Mode allows the browser to run
with a different set of security privileges than the
Operating System. Further information can be found in the
Microsoft Developer Network official blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/02/09/528963.aspx
Software, which
until now was compatible with Internet Explorer 7 on
Windows XP, have issues with the introduction of Protected Mode.
Firefox, Mozilla, and Opera users won’t face problems while
running Kleenweb on Vista. The issue with Kleenweb is related to the Internet
Explorer 7 Protected Mode; other browsers are not
affected. Users of Internet Explorer 7 must disable the
Protected Mode in order to run the KleenWeb. This is an interim solution while KleenWeb
Engineering works on a long
term solution to allow full compatibility with Protected
Mode.
There are no major concerns regarding disabling the
Protected Mode. Disabling Protected Mode in Internet
Explorer running Vista will give the end-user the same level
of security currently enabled by Internet Explorer 7 users
running Windows XP.
Actions to Take: Disable Internet Explorer Protected Mode
The steps described below must be followed for each
individual user account in order to apply the settings on
all system accounts. The same steps must be followed for any
new user account added to the system.
Step 1: Open Internet Explorer and click on Internet Options
at the Tools Menu.
Step 2: On the Security Tab, uncheck the option "Enable
Protected Mode" and choose OK.
Step 3 (optional): With Protected Mode off, IE will display
a warning near the top of the browser, warning that
Protected Mode is turned off. Right click on the Protected
Mode warning message as shown below and click on the "Don't
show this message again" option. This will stop this warning
message from appearing.
Additional Notes: Windows Vista Parental Controls
Compatibility
KleenWeb labs have confirmed that running Windows Vista
Parental Controls with KleenWeb can raise
some problems. It’s important to certify that Windows Vista
Parental Controls is disabled before installing KleenWeb. (Parental Control are only offered in the
Home Basic Premium versions of Vista.)
The Microsoft Windows Vista Parental Controls comes disabled
by default after installing the operating system so users
who haven’t specifically enabled it don’t need to change
their system.
How to disable Microsoft Windows Vista Parental Controls?
Step 1: Open Windows Control Panel at the Start Menu and
click on "Setup parental controls for any user".
Step 2: Click on each user with "Standard User" privileges.
Step 3: Verify that Parental Controls is marked as off for
each Standard User and
select OK.
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