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xbox live - parental control

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  • 12-06-2011 7:47pm
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    eigrod
    Registered Users Posts: 7,599 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I set up my kids on xbox live today with myself having parental control over their id. They are registered as "Child" currently.

    I'm happy enough (as are they) with most of the controls in place under this setting.

    However, when they send a friend request, it requires me to input a password every time. I trust them not to make a friend request with any random people (they haven't in PS3 and I'll also check regularly to make sure only people know to them are on their friend list), so I'm happy enough not to have this particular control in place. However, I don't seem to be able to change this individial setting on its own.

    When I was looking at how I might change this, I seem only to be able to change from "Child" to "Teen" or "Adult" and I don't want to do this. I don't seem to have access to "Custom" which is the 4th option, but it is greyed out.

    Any suggestions ?

    Thanks.


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    stephen2022
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭stephen2022


    eigrod wrote: »
    Hi

    I set up my kids on xbox live today with myself having parental control over their id. They are registered as "Child" currently.

    I'm happy enough (as are they) with most of the controls in place under this setting.

    However, when they send a friend request, it requires me to input a password every time. I trust them not to make a friend request with any random people (they haven't in PS3 and I'll also check regularly to make sure only people know to them are on their friend list), so I'm happy enough not to have this particular control in place. However, I don't seem to be able to change this individial setting on its own.

    When I was looking at how I might change this, I seem only to be able to change from "Child" to "Teen" or "Adult" and I don't want to do this. I don't seem to have access to "Custom" which is the 4th option, but it is greyed out.

    Any suggestions ?

    Thanks.


    I think if you set it to family you have more access to options.


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    eigrod
    Registered Users Posts: 7,599 ✭✭✭eigrod


    stephen2022 wrote: »
    I think if you set it to family you have more access to options.

    Ah, thanks Stephen. That may explain it. I'll try that later.


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    eigrod
    Registered Users Posts: 7,599 ✭✭✭eigrod


    Just to close this off, when I went home last night, the "Custom" option was available to be selected (it was definitely greyed out and unavialable the first night I was trying). I have no idea what changed in the meantime.

    This meant that I could customise various things, which was exactly what I wanted.

    Thanks.


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