"Use Automatic Discovery for Dial-Up Connections" Policy Does Not Apply (258646)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 5.01
This article was previously published under Q258646
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you create a build of Microsoft Internet Explorer by using Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) version 5.01 as a corporate administrator, setting the "Use Automatic Discovery for Dial-Up connections" policy during stage 5 ("System Policies and Restrictions") may have no effect.

CAUSE

The policy in IEAK 5.01 is writing to the following registry key per the Inetres.inf file, but this is incorrect:

HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings","DialupAutodetect",0x10001,1,0,0,0

RESOLUTION

Create your IEAK package with IEAK version 5.5. Build a custom Internet Explorer version 5.5 package to deploy to your users. The policy writes to the correct registry key.

WORKAROUND

There are two workarounds. You can either manually edit the Inetres.adm file on the IEAK 5.01 build computer before creating your package, or you can manually edit the registry on the client computer after installing your custom package.

Edit the Inetres.adm File Before Building the Package

  1. Open the Inetres.adm file with any text editor (such as Notepad) in the following folder

    Program Files\IEAK\Policies\Language

    where Language is the folder for the language you are using (for example, EN for English).

  2. Locate the following section of the file:

    CATEGORY !!DialupSettings
    KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"
    POLICY !!DialupSettings
    PART !!AutoDetectSettingsForDialup CHECKBOX
    VALUENAME DialupAutodetect
    VALUEON NUMERIC 1
    VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
    END PART
    END POLICY
    END CATEGORY

  3. Change the reference to the registry so that it writes to the correct key as shown below:

    CATEGORY !!DialupSettings
    KEYNAME "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"
    POLICY !!DialupSettings
    PART !!AutoDetectSettingsForDialup CHECKBOX
    VALUENAME DialupAutodetect
    VALUEON NUMERIC 1
    VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
    END PART
    END POLICY
    END CATEGORY

  4. Save the modified Inetres.adm file and then build your IEAK package.

Modify the Registry After Installing the Package

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around the issue, create the following registry path manually:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings","DialupAutodetect",0x10001,1,0,0,0

MORE INFORMATION

Either workaround applies to both existing and new connections created on the client computer that are present after the installation of Internet Explorer 5 and later.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/6/2002
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB258646
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