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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
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By default, when you install Windows 2000, the Routing and Remote Access service is disabled. You can use Routing and Remote Access Administrator to enable the service by right-clicking the server, and then clicking
Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access. This article describes how to create a .reg file you can use to enable Routing and Remote Access silently from a Windows 2000 command prompt.
You can use the
ConfigureFlags value in the following registry key to enable Routing and Remote Access:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\REMOTEACCESS
To enable Routing and Remote Access, you can set the value of the
ConfigureFlags value to 1.
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Enable Routing and Remote Access from a command prompt
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- Paste the following text in a Notepad text (.txt) file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess]
"ConfigurationFlags"=dword:00000001
- Save the file by naming it EnableRas.reg.
- At a command prompt, type regedit /s path\enableras.reg, and then press ENTER.
Here, path is the path of the folder that contains the EnableRas.reg file.
Additionally, for workgroup computers and stand-alone servers, you can enable Routing and Remote Access in Incoming Connections mode.
To enable Routing and Remote Access in Incoming Connections mode, follow these steps:
- Paste the following text in a Notepad text (.txt) file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteAccess\Parameters]
"IcConfigured"=dword:00000001
- Save the file by naming it Incomingcon.reg.
- At a command prompt, type regedit /s path \incomingcon.reg, and then press ENTER.
Here, path is the path of the folder that contains the Incomingcon.reg file.
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