Group policies are not applied to a computer that has Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 installed (893627)

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version            Size  File name
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   02-Mar-2005  19:23  16.0.2800.1500  299,008  Iedkcs32.dll

Registry information

To activate this hotfix, you must create or modify registry subkeys. To do this, use one of the following methods:Method 1: Create registry subkeys in the Microsoft subkeyNote You can activate this hotfix on a per-user basis or on a per-machine basis.

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys:
   
   To activate this hotfix on a per-user basis, click the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\

   To activate this hotfix on a per-machine basis, click the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
4. Type FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627, and then press ENTER.
5. Click FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627.
6. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
7. Type IEXPLORE.EXE, and then press ENTER.
8. On the Edit menu, click Modify, type 1, and then click OK.
9. Click FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627.
10. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
11. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and then press ENTER.
12. On the Edit menu, click Modify, type 1, and then click OK.
13. Click FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627.
14. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
15. Type WINLOGON.EXE, and then press ENTER.
16. On the Edit menu, click Modify, type 1, and then click OK.
    
    Note The valid values for the IEXPLORE.EXE, EXPLORER.EXE, and WINLOGON.EXE subkeys are 1 and 0. The value of 1 activates this hotfix. The value of 0 disables this hotfix.
17. Quit Registry Editor.

Method 2: Create registry subkeys in the Policies subkeyNote You can activate this hotfix on a per-user basis or on a per-machine basis.

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys:
   
   To activate this hotfix on a per-user basis, click the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

   
   
   To activate this hotfix on a per-machine basis, click the following registry subkey:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
4. Type Internet Explorer, and then press ENTER. If this subkey already exists, go to the next step.
5. Click Internet Explorer.
6. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
7. Type Main, and then press ENTER. If this subkey already exists, go to the next step.
8. Click Main.
9. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
10. Type FeatureControl, and then press ENTER. If this subkey already exists, go to the next step.
11. Click FeatureControl.
12. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
13. Type FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627, and then press ENTER.
14. Click FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627.
15. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click STRING Value.
16. Type IEXPLORE.EXE, and then press ENTER.
17. On the Edit menu, click Modify, type 1, and then click OK.
18. Click FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627.
19. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click STRING Value.
20. Type EXPLORER.EXE, and then press ENTER.
21. On the Edit menu, click Modify, type 1, and then click OK.
22. Click FEATURE_RESPECT_USER_TOKEN_LOCAL_APPDATA_KB893627.
23. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click STRING Value.
24. Type WINLOGON.EXE, and then press ENTER.
25. On the Edit menu, click Modify, type 1, and then click OK.
    
    Note The valid values for the IEXPLORE.EXE, EXPLORER.EXE, and WINLOGON.EXE subkeys are 1 and 0. The value of 1 activates this hotfix. The value of 0 disables this hotfix.
26. Quit Registry Editor.

Activating this hotfix changes the file location that Internet Explorer uses to process the Group Policy objects. This hotfix changes the file location in the following way:

Old location:New location:The locations of the Brndlog.txt file and the Rsoplog.txt file are based on which Application Data folder is being used to process the Group Policy object.