How to Backup and Restore Internet Explorer Security Zone Information in Windows 2000

ID: Q247391

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to back up and restore the Zone information for Internet Explorer in Windows 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

Security Zones are used in Internet Explorer to apply specific security settings to different domains. For additional information about Security Zones, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174360 How to Use Security Zones in Internet Explorer

To back up the Zone information, use Registry Editor to export the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones

To save the specific security settings in the Security Zones export the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap

To restore the Zone information either double-click the registry file that you exported, use Registry Editor to import the registry file.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv ntsecurity
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto