Material in this book has been completely rewritten since the previous version to better fit the needs of its intended audience, which is corporate administrators, Internet content providers/developers, Internet service providers, and independent software vendors. If you work in one of those roles, you'll discover that this book contains useful and compelling solutions for both deploying and customizing Internet Explorer 5 in your organization.
You can use this book as a primary source of information about Internet Explorer 5 and its installation. The technical detail, tips, strategies, and tools provided in this book make it easy and cost-efficient to customize and deploy Internet Explorer 5, both on the Internet and on the corporate intranet.
You can also read this book as a supplement to information provided in the Help systems included with Internet Explorer 5 and the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK). You'll find a listing of other resources in this book in Appendix I, "Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Resource Directory." For additional information specifically about Internet Explorer 5, see the material posted on the Microsoft Windows® Web Site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
This Resource Kit details the ways that you can best customize and use Internet Explorer 5 for your needs. It covers the planning process from deciding which components and features to include to distributing Internet Explorer throughout your organization or to your customers. It describes how you can make the most of browser functionality and showcase your content. It also provides detailed coverage of installation options and outlines ways to best handle support and maintenance.
Although this technical and planning resource focuses specifically on the latest version of Internet Explorer, its coverage includes much more. It describes customization and deployment features available across platforms (Windows 16-bit and 32- bit versions as well as UNIX) and discusses ways that you can design solutions that combine various tools and integrate with different Microsoft products.
This Resource Kit contains six parts, each of which covers a specific subject area:
Also included is a glossary with definitions for terms commonly used throughout the book.
In addition to the Internet Explorer 5 Web browser, you'll find the following tools and utilities on the CD-ROM that comes with this book.
Note For more detailed information about the CD-ROM contents, see Appendix A, "What's on the Resource Kit CD-ROM?"
The following conventions are used in this book.
| Convention | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bold | Indicates options in the user interface - such as the Security tab - that you click when performing procedures. This formatting is also used for keywords, such as the currentStyle object, and for commands that must be typed exactly as written, such as Mkdir <directory name>. |
| Italic | Represents a placeholder for a value or string. For example, if a syntax statement contains filename, you need to replace filename with the name of a file. |
| ALL UPPERCASE | Indicates an HTML element, such as an ACTION attribute, and registry keys, such as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. |
| MiXed Case | Specifies case sensitivity in API elements, such as the assertPermission method. |
| monospace | Presents example blocks of code:<FORM NAME="PAGEID"></FORM>
|
| …(ellipsis) | Stands for elements that can be repeated. For the following command-line switch, 0 refers to the first installation choice, 1 refers to the second choice, 2 refers to the third choice, 3 refers to the fourth choice, and so on:
/M:[0|1|2|3...] |
| " " (straight quotation marks) | Specifies quotation marks required by input values or strings in code. For an example, see the monospace convention. |
