Microsoft® Windows® Desktop Deployment Resource Kit

Internet Settings Files

Internet settings files (.ins files) are similar to Windows XP Professional unattended-setup answer files. You use them to configure Internet Explorer during a Windows XP Professional installation. The first step is creating an .ins file. The easiest way to create an .ins file is by using IEAK Profile Manager. You can create an .ins using any text editor, but all except the most basic .ins files are difficult to create manually. The section "Creating the Settings File" describes how to create the .ins file using IEAK Profile Manager.

The next step is deploying the .ins file. How you deploy the file depends on how you create it and which method you want to use. For example, you can include the file in an Internet Explorer ...