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Frequently
Asked Questions
Net Nanny 5.1
If your question
is not answered here, please email us at support@netnanny.info
We look forward
to hearing from you!
- Is Net Nanny 5.1 available
on CD-ROM or only download?
We sell only the DOWNLOAD version, which you can
get immediately after purchase.
- What are the Net Nanny 5.1 system requirements?
Click Here to get very detailed
compatibility info.
- Does Net Nanny block too
much, or block too little?
Net Nanny was designed to only block sites that
truly are inappropriate, not educational or
informational.
- Can I see what sites you
block or don't block, and can I customize this?
Yes - we allow you full access to the go and
no-go lists, and also allow you to add custom
sites, words, and phrases you wanted blocked.
- Can I set up different time
limits or filtering preferences for different
family members?
Yes, up to 12 different profiles are possible.
- Is Net Nanny 5.1 easy to
use?
Yes - the user is totally walked through setting
it up and technical support is available.
- Will Net Nanny conflict with
my monitoring (aka spy
software)?
Monitoring and filtering software should operate
fine together.
- As an adult, can I get past
Net Nanny?
Of course! You can simply enter your
password and feel free to surf where you want.
- Will my child be able to
bypass Net Nanny?
We design our software to be as hard to bypass
as possible. It is quite difficult to
disable or uninstall Net Nanny without the
proper passwords.
- What about updates?
List updates are free and automatic in Net Nanny
5.1
System
Requirements
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| OPERATING
SYSTEMS |
WEB
BROWSERS |
HARDWARE |
- Windows
XP Home or Professional
- Windows
2000 Professional
- Windows
NT 4.0 with SP4 or greater
- Windows
Me
- Windows
98 Second Edition (SE)
- Windows
98 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
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- Internet
Explorer
- IE
6 for Windows 98SE, Me, NT 4.0
SP6a+, 2000, or XP.
- IE
5.5 SP2 for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT
4.0 SP3+, or 2000.
- IE
5.5 SP1 for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT
4.0 SP3+, or 2000.
- IE
5.11 SP2 for Windows 95, 98, NT
4.0 SP3+ or 2000.
- Netscape
Navigator
- Netscape
7
- Netscape
6.2.2
- Netscape
Communicator 4.72, 4.73, 4.75,
4.76, and 4.79
- Netscape
Navigator 4.08
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- CPU
- Pentium,
Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium
4, Celeron or AMD Athlon (K6/2 or
higher) processors.
- Memory
- Minimum
of 32 MB of RAM
- Disk
Space
- Minimum
of 50 MB
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| INTERNET
CONNECTION TYPES |
INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP) |
SUPPORTED
INTERNET APPLICATIONS |
- Minimum
28.8k modem. 33.6K, 56.6k modem,
ISDN, DSL, and cable modems are
all supported.
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- AOL
and CompuServe Internet access
using Internet Explorer or
Netscape browsers is supported
- AOL
users must turn on Parental
Controls to restrict access inside
of the AOL proprietary browser
- Net
Nanny is compatible with proxy
servers for networks, but the
application must be installed on
each individual computer to
provide filtering.
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- Outlook
Express, Netscape Communicator
Mail and most POP3 mail clients
Outlook is supported when
connected to a POP server (the
alternative would be IMAP)
- mIRC,
IRC Toons, Birch, Pirch
- Outlook
Express, Netscape Communicator
News reader, Free Agent and most
NNTP newsreaders.
- A
complete list of supported instant
messenger and file trading
applications is available in the
Support section. This list is
updated as new applications become
available and are tested for
compatibility.
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