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Bob Brannon

Hello,

I am using XP Home with all the latest updates.

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to save my customized security settings
from IE so that after I set Security to High, I can revert back if I desire?
 
Hi Bob,

Open Registry Editor and backup this key (name it "normal.reg"):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones]
(Assuming Security_HKLM is not ON)

Each sub-keys represents each zone. 3 - Internet Zone: This is the one you will be modifying mostly.

0 My Computer
1 Local Intranet Zone
2 Trusted sites Zone
3 Internet Zone
4 Restricted Sites Zone

Description of Internet Explorer security zones registry entries:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=182569

Customize the settings as you want (High Security) and then create a backup of that setting (high.reg). You can toggle between the two modes (high.reg and normal.reg) by merging the appropriate REG files.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Hello,

I am using XP Home with all the latest updates.

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to save my customized security settings
from IE so that after I set Security to High, I can revert back if I desire?
 
Hello Ramesh,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that and see what happens.

--
Regards,
Bob Brannon


Hi Bob,

Open Registry Editor and backup this key (name it "normal.reg"):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Zones]
(Assuming Security_HKLM is not ON)

Each sub-keys represents each zone. 3 - Internet Zone: This is the one you
will be modifying mostly.

0 My Computer
1 Local Intranet Zone
2 Trusted sites Zone
3 Internet Zone
4 Restricted Sites Zone

Description of Internet Explorer security zones registry entries:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=182569

Customize the settings as you want (High Security) and then create a backup
of that setting (high.reg). You can toggle between the two modes (high.reg
and normal.reg) by merging the appropriate REG files.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Hello,

I am using XP Home with all the latest updates.

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to save my customized security settings
from IE so that after I set Security to High, I can revert back if I desire?
 
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