The Hector Safety Button
Keep Your Children Safe Online
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To Download
There are separate downloads for users of Windows XP and for all other Windows operating system users:
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FAQs
By the time they reach age five, children will probably want to explore the Web by themselves. It's important for parents to guide their children on how to surf safely on the Internet as the children start to use the Internet themselves. The MSN Kids page is designed especially for children under eight, and it provides child-friendly search tools.
| • | Q: Is there a fee for using the button? |
| • | A: No |
| • | Q: How big is the File? |
| • | A: It is 3.5 mb for XP Users and 6.2 mb for all other Windows operating systems |
| • | Q: How long will it take to download? |
| • | A: This depends on your connection. To give you an indication, for broadband users it should take less than 1 minute. For a 56k modem it will take approximately 20 minutes, but the download will occur in the background and will not impact on other programs you are using. |
| • | Q: Does Hector Protector work on Apple MAC Computers? |
| • | A: No. You can use ‘command H’ and this will quickly give you a blank screen, but Hector will not appear. NetSafe is now working with the Apple Computer Division of Renaissance Limited to see if a version of the button for the Apple system is feasible, so stay tuned. |
| • | Q: What operating systems does Hector Protector work on? |
| • | A: Windows 98 and releases through to and including Windows XP. |
| • | Q: Which programs will activate my Hector Safety Button? |
| • | A: Currently Supported Browsers: MS Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Mozilla Fire Fox, Opera, Netscape *, Avant Browser *, Crazy Browser, MyIE2 Currently Supported Email Clients: Outlook Express, Outlook, Thunderbird |
* Hector will always run if the System Tray Icon is enabled