You can use Windows® Internet Explorer® Administration
Kit 8 (IEAK 8) to customize, deploy, and manage Internet
Explorer 8. The process to do this involves tools that are
part of IEAK, as well as other Microsoft® tools and
technologies.
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Review IEAK concepts and requirements, including which options
are available to you.
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Getting
Started with IEAK 8; Customization Options
for Specific Audiences
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Prepare your environment and collect information that you will
need to run the Internet Explorer Customization Wizard 8:
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Prepare to
Create a Custom Browser Package
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- Create the folder and file structure on the
computer that you will use to build the custom package.
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Prepare Your
Build Computer
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- Create any graphics that you will use as part
of setup or your custom browser.
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Create
Branding and Custom Graphics
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- If you are a corporate administrator and will
be posting the custom browser setup file to an internal server
computer, configure your network so that your server is
trusted.
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Specify Your
Network Servers as Trusted Sites
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- If you want to change Internet Explorer
settings regularly after the browser is deployed to your users, and
you want to do this automatically by providing configuration files,
enable automatic configuration.
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Enable
Automatic Detection and Configuration of Browser Settings
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- If you want to include custom components as
part of your browser package, collect information about the
components.
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Custom
Components; Configure Custom
Components for Uninstallation
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- Determine which Microsoft ActiveX® controls
you will allow in your organization.
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Configure
ActiveX Controls
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- Determine whether you will use a Connection
Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) profile.
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Prepare to
Create a Custom Browser Package; CMAK and IEAK
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- Determine the distribution method and format
that you will use.
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Media
Selection
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- If you are a corporate administrator,
determine the level of interaction your users will have during
setup.
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User
Experience
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- Determine if you want to replace any of the
default URLs or Favorites in Internet Explorer with custom URLs for
your organization.
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Search
Providers; Important URLs - Home
Page and Support; Favorites, Favorites
Bar, and Feeds; First Run Wizard and
Welcome Page Options
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- Determine if you want to customize the user
agent string for your browser to help you track its use.
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Compatibility
View
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Prepare for Internet sign-up (Internet service providers [ISPs]
only), including determining whether you will use server-based or
serverless (client-based) sign-up.
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Note |
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The Internet sign-up option is not available for the Windows
Vista® operating system.
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Prepare for
Internet Sign-up; Sign-up Method
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Create an
.isp File
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- Collect sign-up server information, if
needed.
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Sign-up
Files; Sign-up Server
Information; Internet Settings
Files
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- Make sure sign-up files are in the correct
folders, if you have not already done so earlier.
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Prepare Your
Build Computer
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Create one or more custom packages, depending on the operating
systems and languages you want to support.
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Create a
Custom Browser Package
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Deploy the package or packages. The method you use will be based
on whether you are an ISP or a corporate administrator.
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Deploy the
Custom Browser Package
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Manage Internet Explorer settings. You have several tool
options.
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Manage
Internet Explorer After Deployment
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