In XP/2003 I can turn off the "Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled" in IE in the Add/Remove programs.How do I do this in Windows Server 2003 / Longhorn?Ian

Found it finally.Go to Server ManagerClick the top item in the tree to the left "Server Manager"On the page that appears, go to "Security Information"Look for "Configure IE ESC" on the right.Perhaps IE ESC could be renamed to "IE Security"

Why is not just in ....Internet explored security options.....DUH ...another common sense out the window scenario..... It shoud bea checkbox on the main security tab......you are welcome Microsoft....please send me a check.....

This hiding of features is what bugs me about Vista and Server 2008. Things that used to be easy to find are scattered around. A matrix or search toolof how it was done in a prior OS and the same task is done in the current OS would lead to better adaption of Vista and 2008. For example there is no Add/Remove Programs an Windows Features in 2008 like it is in 2003, XP Pro, 2000 or Win98. Moving it to features at least requires a breadcrumb in the prior location. Stuff that was so easy with a Right click Properties is now 3-4 more layers down.

I have just installed Server 2008 for the first time. But the documentation is still of Server 2003 vintage. res://iesetup.dll/IESechelp.htm#manage on my system says: Go to Control Panel and then Add or Remove Programs. I assume it's Program and Features. Then it says go to Add/Remove Windows Components. I assume it's now Turn Windows features on or off. Well, it's nowhere to be found under Turn Windows features on or off.

On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 03:14:44 +0000, K.Kong wrote: I have just installed Server 2008 for the first time.? But the documentation is still of Server 2003 vintage. res://iesetup.dll/IESechelp.htm#manage on my system says: Go to Control Panel and then?*Add or Remove Programs*.? I assume it's*Program and Features*. Then it says go to *Add/Remove Windows Components*.? I assume it's now*Turn Windows features on or off*. Well, it's nowhere to be found?under *Turn Windows features on or off*. Open Server Manager. Look at the far right side of the section labeled Security Information. Paul Adare MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager http://www.identit.ca

Sorry to confuse. I did see the answer by Ian Vink. Posted my message hoping that the powers that be see it and will update the doucmentation.

After setting both admins and users to off, users found in Remote Desktop group on our Terminal Services Server still has IESC enabled. Is there any other places to check? GPO shows no added config for IESC. It's running win2008 ent 32-bit.

fixed by adding local gpo. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/26455b36-26bd-4a44-b594-5a9f67bcd8df#_Q2:_How_can

On Server 2003, this option is the best way to disable enhanced security on I.E.T Beaucage

Fuck you microsoft. yet another asshole move. Lets make it really fucking frustrating....

Remove "Internet Explorer Enhanced Security" using Add\Remove programs Don't bother to try and configure it.

This is for windows server 2003. To enable/Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration Open Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components. Select Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration, and then do one of the following: To apply the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration to both administrators and all other users, click Next. To apply the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration to only one of these groups (either administrators or users who are not in an Administrators group), click Details, select either For administrator groups or For all other user groups. Click Next, and then click Finish. Restart Internet Explorer to apply the enhanced security settings.

Fuck you microsoft. yet another asshole move. Lets make it really fucking frustrating.... I find this sentiment to NOT BE ABUSIVE and is an accurate summary of the situation. Thank you WindowsBlows if only our squeeky little voices made a difference. My observation is this: Even after disabling IE ESC as described above I am reminded with EVERY SINGLE page that IE ESC is not turned on with a large yellow bar at the top. Which is really annoying. Would love to turn off the yellow bar. I find some obscure thing called f i r e f o x and c h r o m e working really well and frustration free. I want less frustration. Also grateful that no M V P's appeared to answer. Those answers are never solutions at all, EVER.

Without a doubt the single most annoying time consuming feature built into Windows.

Fuck you microsoft. yet another asshole move. Lets make it really fucking frustrating.... I find this sentiment to NOT BE ABUSIVE and is an accurate summary of the situation. Thank you WindowsBlows if only our squeeky little voices made a difference. My observation is this: Even after disabling IE ESC as described above I am reminded with EVERY SINGLE page that IE ESC is not turned on with a large yellow bar at the top. Which is really annoying. Would love to turn off the yellow bar. I find some obscure thing called f i r e f o x and c h r o m e working really well and frustration free. I want less frustration. Also grateful that no M V P's appeared to answer. Those answers are never solutions at all, EVER. The real problem here, unfortunately, is not Microsoft. I would love to blame them, but frankly it is not their fault this time. Remember that lawsuite a while back? Some company with a poor server administrator who had no clue how to secure his server ended up suing Microsoft for "not being secure". So now we have Microsoft having to tow down to the layers so they don't get sued again. And that means making everything way too difficult for those of us who understand exactly what we are doing and why we are doing it -- and bearing in mind the what's and why's have decided we do not want certain security features enabled in our environments. Take them to court now and all they have to do is say the "made it very difficult to disable security features" and the jerk suing them "intentionally bypassed system safety measures"