Block certain sites in Internet Explorer

Method 1: Content Advisor

1. Launch Internet Explorer.

2. Go to Tools menu on the Menu bar.

3. Click on Internet Explorer Tools.

4. Select the Content tab in the Internet Options.

5. Enable the Content Advisor under.

For more information on how to use Content Advisor you may visit the following articles:

Article: HOW TO: Use the Internet Explorer 6 Content Advisor to Control Access to Web Sites in Internet Explorer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310401

Article: Content Advisor

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/reskit/6/part2/c05ie6rk.mspx?mfr=true

Method 2: Run Command

To block websites on your computer without using software, you may follow the below mentioned steps:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Select Run.

3. Now type the following text in that Run box:

notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

4. You will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some cryptic information. Go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the sites you would like to block.

Example:

127.0.0.1 orkut.com

127.0.0.1 facebook.com

127.0.0.1 myspace.com

5. Save the file and exit.

None of the above sites will now open on your computer.

You can block as many websites as you like with the above technique. If you want to remove the ban later, open the same file as mentioned in Step 1, 2, 3 and delete the above lines.

Method 3: Restricted Sites

You can set Internet Explorer to restrict access to Web sites you do not want to be accessed by adding the sites to the Restricted Sites list.

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. On the Menu Bar click Tools.

3. Select Internet Options.

4. Then click the Security Tab.

5. Click on the big red circle with the white bar in the middle (Restricted).

6. Now, click the "Sites" button.

7. You may add a site to the Restricted Sites list.

(Note the format of the entry. An asterisk followed by a dot then the domain of the site you wish to restrict. You do not need to add the http:// or the www - just the domain name will suffice.)

8. After you have typed in the domain that you wish to restrict, click the Add button.

9. Then click OK.

You can add as many domains as you want to this list. Internet Explorer will display the Yellow Information Bar (Windows XP-SP2 - Internet Explorer 6) and restrict potentially harmful or unwanted or unsavory content from being installed or downloaded to your computer.

For more information on how to restrict sites you may visit the following articles:

Article: How to Restrict Sites in Internet Explorer

http://www.thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/restricted-sites/index.htm

Article: Configuring Internet Explorer 6 for Safety

http://surfthenetsafely.com/slides/ieconfigureslide4.htm

Article: Adding unwanted sites to the Internet Explorer Restricted Zone

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm