Unable to Export Custom Privacy Settings in Internet Explorer 6 (298626)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q298626

SYMPTOMS

On the Privacy tab of the Internet Options dialog box in Microsoft Internet Explorer, there is an option that you can use to import custom privacy settings from a file, but you cannot export these settings to a file.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because there is no option to export custom privacy settings in Internet Explorer.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about creating a custom privacy settings import file, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/security/privacy/overview/privacyimportxml.asp

For additional information about privacy settings in Internet Explorer 6, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

283185 How to Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6

293222 Default Privacy Settings for Internet Explorer 6

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/4/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB298626
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