Microsoft KB Archive/247391

= How to Backup and Restore Internet Explorer Security Zone Information in Windows 2000 =

PSS ID Number: 247391

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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This article was previously published under Q247391



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
This article describes how to back up and restore the Zone information for Internet Explorer in Windows 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
Security Zones are used in Internet Explorer to apply specific security settings to different domains. For additional information about Security Zones, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

174360 How to Use Security Zones in Internet Explorer

To back up the Zone information, use Registry Editor to export the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones

To save the specific security settings in the Security Zones export the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap

To restore the Zone information either double-click the registry file that you exported, use Registry Editor to import the registry file.

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Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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