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Q228519: SBS: Settings for Internet Explorer Client Configuration

Article: Q228519
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbsetup
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.5 
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SUMMARY
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BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) 4.5 provides custom Internet
communications settings during the installation of SBS client computers. The
Setup Computer Wizard uses the Install.ins template source file to set custom
options and configuration settings in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5
during client installation.

By default, when Internet Explorer 5 is installed on a client computer, the
automated client Setup process configures the browser with custom settings for
SBS as follows:

- Adds the following pages to your collection of favorites:

   - Microsoft Small Business Web site
     http://www.microsoft.com/smallbiz

   - My Internet Home Page
     http://<sbsserver>

   - My Intranet Home Page
     http://<sbsserver>/intranet

   - SBS User Guide
     http://<sbsserver>/intranet/sbsclienthelp/default.asp

- Changes your home page to the SBS User Guide page when you first start
  Internet Explorer.

- Configures your client computer to use the SBS computer as a proxy server for
  Internet access, configuring all protocols to use and address of
  http://<sbsserver> and port 80.


Additional query words: smallbiz

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Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSBServSearch kbSBServ450
Version           : winnt:4.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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