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Restrictions apparently not applied to a game or an application (Dofus example)

Last post 09-03-2007, 10:29 by Admin. 0 replies.
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  •  09-03-2007, 10:29 899

    Restrictions apparently not applied to a game or an application (Dofus example)

    If you have specified restrictions for a given game and if these restrictions are apparently not applied, you may have chosen the wrong way of selecting the program in PC TimeWatch. Let's look at the Dofus example...

    If you have selected the Dofus game by using the From user's start menu items or the From common start menu items in the Select Program dialog box in PCTW, you have actually selected the game launcher, not the game itself. Dofus.exe is not the main program. The main program is actually dofus.dll which is not a DLL but a renamed exe. So restricting dofus.exe doesn't help because it will have enough time to launch dofus.dll before PCTW terminates the dofus.exe program. In such a situation, you have to select the program to restrict by using the From window list option after launching the game. You'll then see a window named Dofus (dofus.dll). Select it and proceed as usual.

    This method applies to all games and applications that are not launched directly but executed indirectly via a program launcher. Half Life or Counter Strike are also good examples: they are usually executed from a launcher named Steam. Restricting Steam will not restrict Half Life or Counter Strike in any way. You must use the method explained above.

    Instead of the From window list option, you can use the By exe name option. This however, assumes that you know the name of the executable to restrict.


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