Category: Only Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows 2003 Service Pack 1

This policy setting allows you to manage whether Internet Explorer will display videos found in Web content. Generally only embedded video files are affected by this setting; active Web content such as java applets are not. If you enable this policy setting Internet Explorer will play videos found in Web content. If you disable this policy setting Internet Explorer will not play or download videos helping pages display more quickly. If you do not configure this policy setting Internet Explorer will play videos found in Web content.

This policy setting specifies whether you will accept requests from Web sites for Profile Assistant information. If you enable this policy setting Profile Assistant information will not be provided and users will not be prompted to provide information. If you disable this policy setting then when a Web site requests Profile Assistant information users will be prompted to choose which information to share. At that time users can also choose to allow this information to be shared with the Web site in the future without being prompted. If you do not configure this policy setting a user will have the freedom to accept requests from Web sites for Profile Assistant information.

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users can automatically download and install Web components (such as fonts) that can installed by Internet Explorer Active Setup. For example if you open a Web page that requires Japanese-text display support Internet Explorer could prompt the user to download the Japanese Language Pack component if it is not already installed. If you enable this policy setting Web components such as fonts will be automatically installed as necessary. If you disable this policy setting users will be prompted when Web Components such as fonts would be downloaded. If you do not configure this policy users will be prompted when Web Components such as fonts would be downloaded.

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users can download and install self-installing program files (non-Internet Explorer components) that are registered with Internet Explorer (such as Macromedia and Java) that are required in order to view web pages as intended. If you enable this policy setting non-Internet Explorer components will be automatically installed as necessary. If you disable this policy setting users will be prompted when non-Internet Explorer components would be installed. If you do not configure this policy setting non-Internet Explorer components will be automatically installed as necessary.