Managing Automatic Install

When users install Internet Explorer, they can choose just the components they want, so they can control how much hard disk space is used and limit download and installation time. However, as users browse the Web, they may find they need additional components.

When users visit a Web page that requires a program or component that is not already installed, Automatic Install prompts them to install the necessary components.

As a corporate administrator or ISP, you can control this feature by using the IEAK.

Notes

• If you expect your organization to use Automatic Install over the Internet, you must sign the .cab files and specify in the security settings that the server hosting the .cab files is a trusted server, or for an intranet site only, set the security level to Low. For more information, see Signing Your Programs.

  If your intranet security level is Medium or higher, and you are specifying your network servers as trusted servers, you need to do the following:

  1. On the Security Settings page in the wizard, click Customize Security Zones settings, and then click Modify Settings.
  2. Select the Local intranet zone, and then click Sites.
  3. Clear the Include all network paths (UNC) check box, and then click OK.
  4. Select the Trusted sites zone, click Sites, type the path for the download server, and then click Add.
  5. Repeat the previous step for every download server that you want to specify as trusted.
• The Automatic Install feature is not available for multiple-floppy-disk installations.