PC Tattletale A-Z Configuration & Set Up:

Here you will find how to set up any feature or function of the PC Tattletale software.

Simply click on any of the links below to get the answer to the question you are looking for.

Configuring Your Internet Security Software

To ensure the trouble free operation of PC Tattletale it is very important that you exclude PC Tattletale software from your internet security program, for example your anti-virus and or anti-spyware software.

Some security software like Norton, may even prevent you from downloading the PC Tattletale software you paid for until you exclude it.

To see how to quickly and easily exclude PC Tattletale from your internet security software solution click here now.

Downloading PC Tattletale

If you haven't already downloaded the software:

1) Download the trial version here: http://www.pctattletale.com/download.htm

2) Next, install PC Tattletale by clicking on the file you downloaded to your PC.

3) Enter your registration code to upgrade the demo version to a full version and unlock the stealth mode.

4) Run any spyware detectors installed on the computer. IF your scanner finds PC Tattletale, add PC Tattletale to your detector's ignore or exclusion list.

Here are some easy to follow Video Tutorial that will help you do this if you do not already know how.

Video link: PC Tattletale exclusion videos

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Installing PC Tattletale

1) After downloading PC Tattletale software you can install it by simply clicking on the file you downloaded to your PC.

2) Enter your registration code to upgrade the demo version to a full version and unlock the stealth mode.

3) Run any spyware detectors installed on the computer.

IF your scanner finds PC Tattletale, add PC Tattletale to your detector's ignore or exclusion list.

Here are some easy to follow Video Tutorial that will help you do this if you do not already know how.

Video link: PC Tattletale anti virus exclusion videos

NOTE: If your anti-virus or anti-spyware software is not listed on the above page, BUT DOES detect PC Tattletale, please click here to let us know.


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Registering PC Tattletale

1) First, open the PC Tattletale control panel using the default or secret password (if you've changed it), and click the "Register Software" on the upper left hand side of the screen.

2) Next, enter the activation code you were issued at the time of purchase.

NOTE: Your PC must be online at the time of activation.

If you've lost or forgotten your activation code you may look it up here.

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Accessing The PC Tattletale Control Panel

When installed, PC Tattletale runs in "Stealth Mode" which can make it hard to find for a parent, if they don't know where to look.

1) Go to the Windows "Start Button"

2) Click on "Run" Command.

3) Type "pctt" (no quotes) in the space provided.

This will launch the programs "Network Login" screen.

4) Now type the secret password you created when you installed the program.

The secret PC Tattletale software control panel will now appear.

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First Time Set Up

Setting up PC Tattletale for the first time is easy. Just follow the instructions below and you'll be up and running in no time.


1st Time Setup Instructions

Configuring Basic Logging Options

PC Tattletale is a very powerful program that gives parents many different options in how they monitor their children online.

Click here to watch a short video that will walk you though all the different monitoring options you have at your finger tips.

Setting Up Reflex Email Reports

Changing the email address where you want to see in the monitoring reports sent by PC Tattletale is very easy to do.

1 - Open the PC Tattletale control Panel.

2 - Select the “Options” button on the lower section of the window.

3 - Select “Reflex Mail' on the left side of the options window.

4 - Change your email address in the space provided. You will see your old email address there. Simply type the new e-mail address over the old address.

5 - Press the “Save and exit” link on the left hand side of the screen.

NOTE: You may still get emails sent to your old email address for a little while since PC Tattletale may have some older messages in queue.

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How To Remove PCTT From The Start / Run menu

If you are concerned that you are child may see the “pctt” in the run command in the start menu, it is a simple matter to erase the evidence of these entries.

Doing this requires changing Windows Registry. This can be a little tricky, but it's really not that difficult.

Just follow the instructions below:

Note: Please make a back up copy of your registry before making changes to it as described below.

1.) Go to Start/Run and type: regedit

2.) You'll see a window appear that looks like windows explorer.

Now navigate through the folders just like you're in your hard-drive until you find this folder:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

Clear all the entries in the RunMRU folder by right clicking on them and selecting delete. Then restart the computer.

Alternately: Simply restarting your PC before your children use it, should automatically erase the run command history.

Setting Up Web Site Blocking & Filtering

It is IMPORTANT to note that PC Tattletale's first priority is to MONITOR what your child is doing online.

Therefore it's "filtering" works differently then other dedicated internet filtering programs on the market.

PC Tattletale software does NOT contain a list of sites that it filters by default. Instead, PC Tattletale gives you the power to create your own blocking list.

You can specify any keyword or URL (Web site) that you want blocked.

Then if child tries to go to any web site that contains that tagged keyword or keywords, PC Tattletale covertly intervenes and automatically displays a "404 Page not found" error, thereby making these sites appear to be "unavailable" or "off-line" for some reason.

After several unsuccessful attempts to access these sort of sites, your child will naturally assume something is wrong with their ISP and get bored and surf off to find a more suitable topic.

To see how easy it is to set up web blocking, click here.

To see how to set up Web Watch alerts click here

If you however are more interested in trying to "Filter" your child's internet experience, we suggest the following internet filtering programs as they are more suited to that specific need.

http://www.pcwebwatcher.com

http://www.cyberpatrolsoftware.com

http://www.spectorsoftpro.com

Setting Up Scheduled Monitoring

Setting up PC Tattletale to automatically actively monitor during certain times of the day or evening is easy.

Click here to see how to set up scheduled monitoring

Erasing Your Visit To PC Tatttletale.com

Your visit to our web site may show up in your web browser history.

If you choose to not tell your child that you’re monitoring them, you may wish to erase this web history to prevent them from accidentally stumbling upon it.

Here's how to erase your Web history from Microsoft Internet explorer:

http://www.pctattletale.com/videos/erase-cache.html

If you use the Fire fox browser, follow these instructions:

1 - Launch the Fire fox browser

2 - Select the “Tools” menu option from the top of the screen

3 - From the drop-down menu choose: Clear private data

Turning off Fast User Switching in Windows XP

If are receiving a warning message regarding "FAST USER SWITCHING", you will need to disable this feature in Windows in order for PC Tattletale to operate most efficiently.

The bonus is that when you disable fast user switching, your PC will actually run faster!

For simple instructions on how to do this please visit the URL's below:

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Setting Your Firewall To Allow PC Tattletale

Using PC Tattletale and a firewall should not present you with any issues. Just make sure to check that PC Tattletale is"authorized" in your firewall's "allow list."

Here's a listing of PC Tattletale sub-programs that will need to be added to the firewall's "Allow List":

explorer.exe (or explorer32.exe)

winsysmngr.exe (or winsysmngr32.exe)

netlogon.exe

svchost.exe

Once these files are added to the firewall's allow list the PC Tattletale will be permitted to access the Internet and will be able to function correctly.

Here are some video tutorials that should make it easy to configure your firewall.