The "Security Zones: Use Only Machine" Group Policy Setting Does Not Apply to Privacy (Cookie) Settings (825684)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Server 2003
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When an administrator uses the Security Zones: Use only machine Group Policy setting to force all users of the same computer to have the same Internet Explorer security zones settings, privacy (cookie) settings are not affected. That is, different privacy settings can still be set by each user.

CAUSE

In Internet Explorer 6, privacy (cookie) settings are not part of security zones.

MORE INFORMATION

The Security Zones: Use only machine Group Policy setting is located under Computer Configuration, under Administrative Templates, under Windows Components, under Internet Explorer in Group Policy. An administrator can also set this policy by adding a Security_HKLM_only DWORD value to the following registry key and setting its value data to 1:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

182569 Description of Internet Explorer Security Zones Registry Entries



For more information about privacy in Internet Explorer 6, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpriv/html/ie6privacyfeature.asp

For more information about security zones, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/security/szone/sec_secuzone.asp

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/14/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB825684 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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