Internet Explorer 8 Browser

3/21/2011

This package is a Feature Pack in the category Browsers\Internet Explorer 8. The name of the package as it appears on disk and for use with some command-line tools is WinEmb-IE-Explorer.

This package includes the Windows Internet Explorer 8 Web browser program.

See the list of optional, supporting packages for information about support for additional functionality such as Web Slices, the ability to display Help content, and support for Microsoft .NET Framework application development and debugging when using the Internet Explorer Developer Tools.

Settings

Name	Description
Accelerators	N/A
AllowedSites	Enter a Semi-colon delimited list of sites allowed to create pop-up windows
AllSitesCompatibilityMode	Display all websites in Compatibility View
BlockPopups	Enter yes to enable pop-up blocking, no otherwise.
CommandLabelDisplay	N/A
CompanyName	Name of company to which the IEAK license belongs.
CompatibilityViewDomains	Enter a semicolon delimited list of websites to add to Compatibility View (max length 5000 characters)
DisableAccelerators	Disable Accelerators
DisableDataExecutionPrevention	true turns DEP OFF, false turns DEP ON
DisableDevTools	N/A
DisableFirstRunWizard	Indicates whether to skip the first run wizard the first time the browser is opened. True skips the first run wizard, False does not.
DisableOOBAccelerators	Disable OOB Accelerators option. Disables all the default out of box Accelerators with which IE ships.
DisableWelcomePage	Indicates whether to skip the tour page the first time the browser is opened. True skips the tour page, False does not.
EnableLinksBar	N/A
FavoriteBarItems	N/A
FavoritesDelete	Set this value to true in order to remove all pre-existing Favorites and Quick Links
FavoritesList	Enter a Favorite Item
FavoritesOnTop	True indicates to put new favorites at the top of the Favorites Menu
FeedList	Enter a Feed Item.
FilterLevel	Enter Low, Med, or Hi
FindProvidersURL	Enter the url of the Find Search Providers page.
GroupTabs	Enable Tab Grouping
Help_Page	Enter the custom Help Page URL
Home_Page	Enter the custom Home Page URL
IEWelcomeMsg	Indicates whether to skip the welcome page AND the first run wizard the first time the browser is opened. True skips both, False does not skip any.
InstalledBHOList	N/A
InstalledBrowserExtensions	N/A
InstalledToolbarsList	N/A
IntranetCompatibilityMode	Display all intranet sites in Compatibility View
LocalIntranetSites	A Semi-colon delimited list of Local Web Sites
LockToolbars	N/A
MSCompatibilityMode	Include updated Web site lists from Microsoft to display in Compatibility View
NoDial	Set to false to use an IEAK-based sign-up process or true for not
PlaySound	Set to true if you want to play a sound when a pop-up is blocked.
PreApprovedAddons	N/A
PrintBackground	Print background colors and images
PrivacyAdvisorMode	N/A
QuickLinkList	The name & URL of a Quick Link shortcut.
SearchScopes	Enter a search provider.
ShowCommandBar	N/A
ShowCompatibilityViewButton	Show Compatibility View button
ShowInformationBar	Set to true if you want to show an information bar when a pop-up is blocked.
ShowLeftAddressToolbar	N/A
ShowMenuBar	Show Menu Bar
ShowStatusBar	N/A
SmallCommandBarIcons	N/A
StartPages	Enter a list of secondary start pages .
SuggestedSitesEnabled	Enable Suggested Sites
TabProcessGrowth	Tab Process Growth
TrustedSites	A Semi-colon delimited list of Trusted Sites
UserAgent	String to be appended to default User Agent string
Window_Title_CN	The name to be appended to the window title.

Services

No services provided.

Dependencies

Package Dependencies

This package depends upon features provided by the following packages:

• Graphics Platform
• Internet Explorer 8 Foundation

Group Dependencies

No group dependencies.

Optional Supporting Packages

You can select any number of packages from the following list:

• .NET Framework 2.0 Client Profile
• Bitmap Fonts
• COM+ Application Support
• DirectX and Windows Device Experience
• File Compression Utility
• Network and Sharing Center
• Remote Access Service
• Windows Explorer Shell Resources
• Windows Search
• Windows Update User Interface

You can use the optional packages to enable the following functions:

To do this	Use these packages
Ensure that words on the IExpress Wizard are not truncated.	Bitmap Fonts
Add the Internet Options item to Control Panel and use dial-up.	Remote Access Service
Set up VPN connections.	Network and Sharing Center
Use AutoComplete in the address bar and other search fields.	Windows Search
Launch Windows Update from Internet Explorer.	Windows Update User Interface
Enable the full functionality of Developer (Keyboard shortcut F12) tools in Internet Explorer (Such as profiling and debugging Jscript and working with HTML and CSS).	.NET Framework 2.0 Client Profile
Enable IExpress to create a self extracting package for deploying files or an application on a system.	File Compression Utility

Common Uses

Notes

To prevent automatic updates to Internet Explorer 8, create the entry DoNotAllowIE80 (REG_DWORD) under the registry subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\8.0 and set the value to 1.

Guest accounts do not have the permissions needed to support using the 32-bit edition of Internet Explorer 8 on a 64-bit operating system.