Configuring a Computer for Kids

March 20, 2007 at 8:26 pm (Links)

One of the truly challenging things is setting up a computer so that it will be both ‘Kid Friendly’ and ‘Kid Proof’. Here is how I do it.

I don’t like the idea of kids changing CDs. They are likely to damage the CD drive or lose or scratch the CDs. With hard drive space being as cheap as it is, there is no reason that you can’t copy the CDs to the drive and eliminate those problems.

HOWEVER, not all games are easy to configure that way. The process involves a lot of trial and error if the game instructions or website doesn’t include any information to help you.

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