Thanks, clearer now. I can't think of a way off hand, hence this is not an answer (but it will be too long for a comment, so just please don't vote it up or down), but I would just like to point out that anything you can do to stop allowing yourself access, you will also be able to undo.

Perhaps a technological answer won't help, and you just need to work on your self control, which I know sounds twee but bear with me. I used to have a problem accessing the internet too much at work, but I needed access occassionaly for work. I removed all icons, start menu, task bar, desktop etc in order to make it more of a hassle to get a browser open. Because there was always a way around it, it failed, and I used it just as much but wasted more time due to the lengths I had to go to to start the browser, and eventually I settled on simply doing Start > Run > Opera which eventually defeated the object. (Yes, it was Windows at work).

If you are worried about spending too much time playing the game, then try to put mental barriers in place rather than looking for a tool to do it for you. If nothing else, removing the game from your system, putting it under a different user IDs local applications folder (maybe using the parental controls to prevent internet access at certain times or placing it on an external USB disk and leaving it in another room might help, but they key is to work on yourself.

Sorry I can't be of more help. Actually, reading back I think that putting the application into a new user, and limiting access to the internet via parental controls is probably a suitable genuine answer, but as per what I started with, you will know how to get round it and if your willpower isn;t up to it, you will get around it somehow.

Thanks, clearer now. I can't think of a way off hand, hence this is not an answer (but it will be too long for a comment, so just please don't vote it up or down), but I would just like to point out that anything you can do to stop allowing yourself access, you will also be able to undo.

Perhaps a technological answer won't help, and you just need to work on your self control, which I know sounds twee but bear with me. I used to have a problem accessing the internet too much at work, but I needed access occassionaly for work. I removed all icons, start menu, task bar, desktop etc in order to make it more of a hassle to get a browser open. Because there was always a way around it, it failed, and I used it just as much but wasted more time due to the lengths I had to go to to start the browser, and eventually I settled on simply doing Start > Run > Opera which eventually defeated the object. (Yes, it was Windows at work).

If you are worried about spending too much time playing the game, then try to put mental barriers in place rather than looking for a tool to do it for you. If nothing else, removing the game from your system, putting it under a different user IDs local applications folder (maybe using the parental controls to prevent internet access at certain times or placing it on an external USB disk and leaving it in another room might help, but they key is to work on yourself.

Sorry I can't be of more help. Actually, reading back I think that putting the application into a new user, and limiting access to the internet via parental controls is probably a suitable genuine answer, but as per what I started with, you will know how to get round it and if your willpower isn't up to it, you will get around it somehow. The only way I can think to stop you reverting this is to ensure that you do not either run as, or have access to, an administrator account. Maybe you can try this, and see if there is someone who you trust with your admin password to restrict your access in this way for a short while to see if it helps you.