.Ins File Entries and Descriptions

You can use Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7 (IEAK 7) to configure an .ins file used for dial-up networking, Connection Manager, and Internet Explorer 7 settings. For broadband Internet connections, the .ins file can also contain TCP/IP and other connection-related settings. For more information, see Entries for Broadband Connections.

Important

The Internet sign-up option is not available for the Windows Vista operating system.

The following sections appear in .ins files used by IEAK 7:

Section	Description
[Batch]	Specify the types of installation media available for your custom package.
[Branding]	Specify information about the custom branding and setup information included in your browser package.
[BrowserToolbars]	Customize the appearance of the Internet Explorer toolbar.
[CabSigning]	Specify the information that is used to sign your programs.
[CDCustomFiles]	Specify whether you want to use a CD autorun program.
[ConnectionSettings]	Specify information about the dial-up networking connection settings that are used to install your custom Internet Explorer package. This creates a common configuration on all users' workstations.
[CustomBranding]	Specify the URL for your branding cabinet file.
[CustomWallpaper]	Specify the HTML and supporting files for your custom wallpaper.
[Device]	Specify the type of connection used for setup.
[Entry]	Specify whether the information in this .ins file overrides the name of the dial-up networking in your custom package.
[ExtRegInf]	Specify the names of your information (.inf) files and the installation mode for components.
[FavoritesEx]	Specify the path to your icon file for Favorites and whether Favorites are available offline. You can also specify the URL to each Favorite site.
[HideCustom]	Specify whether the globally unique identifier (GUID) is hidden. Each custom component has a GUID that is based on system information and other parameters, such as the time of day it is created.
[ICW_IEAK]	Specify the path to your custom bitmaps that appear in the Internet Connection Wizard.
[ISP_Security]	Specify the root certificate you are adding to your custom package.
[Media]	Specify the types of media your installation package is available in, such as CD.
[Phone]	Specify the telephone information that is used for your dial-up connection.
[Proxy]	Specify whether to use a proxy server and the host names for the proxy server.
[Script_File]	Specify the text of the script file that is associated with dial-up networking.
[Scripting]	Specify the names and paths of your dial-up networking script files.
[Security Imports]	Specify whether to import security information from your computer to your custom package.
[Server]	Specify information about your network server.
[SignupFiles]	Specify the name of the files that appear during sign-up, such as sign-up.htm.
[TCP/IP]	Specify the IP number of the DNS server to use. You can also specify whether to use a remote gateway, an IP address, and a server address.
[URL]	Specify whether to use an auto-configured proxy server and the URLs for the pages that appear when users connect to that server.
[User]	Specify the logon information required by your users.

Additional references

• For more information about .inf files, see Internet Settings (.ins) Files.