Some Windows Socket events will be lost when turning on Windows Vista Parental Control web filtering

Source: Microsoft Support

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This article describes the application compatibility problem with the Windows Socket application when Windows Parental Controls are enabled.

This problem occurs due to restrictions in the Web Filter for Windows Parental Controls. Windows Parental Control Layered Service Provider loses the event by filtering.

When the Windows Socket application calls the �WSAWaitForMultipleEvents� API, it is blocked from receiving the FD_READ� event by Windows Parental Control Layered Service Provider (WPCLSP).

The following registry key contains a list of applications that the Layered Service Provider (LSP) will not filter. To resolve the issue add the application to the list in the following registry key:

�HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Parental Controls\HTTPExemptions

To do this, follow the steps listed below:

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1. Click Start and type regedit In the Search programs and files text box

2. In the Programs list, click regedit.exe

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or click Continue.

3. In the registry editor, browse to and click to select the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Parental Controls\HTTPExemptions

4. In the left side of the registry editor window, right-click HTTPExemptions, click New, �and then click String Value

5. Insert the path to the application for the name of the new String Value and press Enter

6. Right-click the new String Value that you just created and click Modify

7. Insert the path to the application for the Value data text area of the new String Value and press Enter

8. Close the registry editor and reboot your computer for the change to take effect

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Note: HTTPExemptions are a list of programs that can't be blocked from accessing the HTTP protocol and URLExemptions are URLs that can't be blocked by the Windows Vista Web Filter.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

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