Time-Saving Strategies That Address Diverse User Needs

If your users or customers have diverse needs - for example, your marketing department requires different Microsoft Internet Explorer settings than your finance department - there are ways that you can address those needs without repeating all customization steps.

This chapter will provide some strategies that corporate administrators and Internet service providers (ISPs) can use to efficiently address diverse user needs.

In This Chapter

Overview: Time-Saving Strategies

Using Automatic Configuration in a Corporate Setting

Creating Multiple .isp Files for Internet Services

Working with Multiple Platforms

Rebuilding Custom Packages Efficiently

Using Batch Files to Customize the Setup Program

Starting Internet Explorer by Using Command-Line Parameters

See Also

• For more information about testing the deployment process before the final rollout, see Chapter 11, "Setting Up and Administering a Pilot Program."
• For more information about preparing for the IEAK, see Chapter 12, "Preparing for the IEAK."
• For more information about using the sample Internet sign-up files, see Chapter 13, "Setting Up Servers."
• For more information about building custom packages for installation, see Chapter 15, "Running the Internet Explorer Customization Wizard."
• For more information about customizing the set-up process, see Chapter 16, "Customizing Setup."
• For more information about rolling out Internet Explorer 5 to your users, see Chapter 19, "Deploying Microsoft Internet Explorer 5."
• For more information about automatic configuration, see Chapter 21, "Using Automatic Configuration and Automatic Proxy."