Internet Explorer Does Not Save Connection Settings (191451)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you start Internet Explorer, your modem may not dial your Internet service provider (ISP), and you may receive the following error message:

Internet Explorer could not open the Internet site http://Web address

A connection to the server could not be established.

In Windows NT 4.0, you may receive the following error message:

TsAdBot.exe-DLL Initialization failed

Initialization of the dynamic link library C:\WinNT\System32\wininet.dll failed. The process is terminating abnormally.

If you check your connection settings by clicking Internet Options on the View menu and then clicking the Connection tab, you may notice that the "Connect to the Internet using a modem" option is disabled and the "Connect to the Internet using a local area network" option is enabled. Changing these settings and then restarting Internet Explorer or your computer does not resolve this behavior.

RESOLUTION

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To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods:

Method 1

Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Close Program dialog box, click Tsadbot, click End Task, and then quit Task Manager.
Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
In the Named box, type tsadbot.exe, and then click Find Now.
In the list of found files, right-click the Tsadbot.exe file, click Rename, type a new name for the file (such as Tsadbot.xxx), and then press ENTER.
Quit the Find tool.

Method 2

NOTE: This method prevents the connection settings from being changed only when you start your computer. They are still changed when you run PKZip.

Using Registry Editor, delete the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TimeSink Ad Client

MORE INFORMATION

Some versions of PKZip include the Tsadbot.exe program. This program displays advertisements for various Web sites, and is run every time you start your computer or PKZip.

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