Removing or Disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) for Windows Server 2003 is a simple process however today when I showed someone how-to do this at work, I realized I’ve not documented the process yet here on groovyPost.com so… Let’s get to it!
Note – This How-To Tutorial is for Server 2003, I’ve previously documented the How-To Disable IE ESC for Windows Server 2008 if that’s what your looking for.
1. Click Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs
Warning – Use caution if disabling IE ESC on a production server. There have been some reports that IIS and other application can have issues after disabling IE ESC on Server 2003.
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components
3. Scroll Down and Uncheck Box for Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. Click Next, and Finish on next page
Very simple and “moderately” groovy 
Feedback? Comments? Questions? Would love to hear from you!
Tags: ie-esc, how-to, windows server 2003, internet explorer, security
Doing this caused – IIS to become corrupted. Anyone have any bad experiences with IIS accidental corruption when trying to disable/uninstall this idiotic IE ESC (enhanced security configuration). In the end had to reinstall IIS from scratch. And IE ESC only disappeared after a couple of reboots.
@Biju – That’s bizarre… Sorry to hear it corrupted your IIS install. Never seen that the countless time I ran through this. What Service pack did you have on your Server 2003 install?