Reg Key req'd for "Automatically Detect settings" in LAN for IE6 (WXP-Pro)

[gez25]

I am looking for the registry key setting for "enabling/disabling" the checkbox for "Automatically Detect settings" in the Automatic Configuration area on LAN Settings in IE6.

[sentme_mail]

i am looking for it too!
have you found it?

[sparkcad]

I would also like to know as well. If anyone finds the answer please post it.

thanks,
Sean

[josefz]

Disable all the connection tab (or prevent changing it) as decribed in <a target="_blank" href=http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/797/>"Internet Explorer Control Panel Restrictions"</a> (part 1 + 2).

[Aindeen]

How? Do u manage to do it?

[Jemboy2]

I have found the solution to disable the "automatically detect settings" found at the Connections tab -&gt; Lan Settings -&gt; Automatic Configuration of the IE property.

Go to:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings]

The keys you're looking for are:
1. "SavedLegacySettings"
2. "DefaultConnectionSettings"

The values are a list of hex bytes, so best thing to do, is change the setting manually and export it with regedit.

Here is my export of the registry:

----------------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings"=hex:3c,00,00,00,39,00,00,00, 03,00,00,00,22,00,00,00,70,\
72,6f,78,79,2e,73,65,72,76,69,63,65,73,2e,65,6e,65 ,72,67,69,65,2e,69,6e,74,\
65,72,6e,3a,38,30,38,30,07,00,00,00,3c,6c,6f,63,61 ,6c,3e,00,00,00,00,01,00,\
00,00,1b,00,00,00,68,74,74,70,3a,2f,2f,31,30,2e,31 ,32,36,2e,33,32,2e,36,2f,\
77,70,61,64,2e,64,61,74,90,fe,f4,bb,15,61,c5,01,01 ,00,00,00,0a,7e,85,ad,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"DefaultConnectionSettings"=hex:3c,00,00,00,17,00, 00,00,03,00,00,00,22,00,00,\
00,70,72,6f,78,79,2e,73,65,72,76,69,63,65,73,2e,65 ,6e,65,72,67,69,65,2e,69,\
6e,74,65,72,6e,3a,38,30,38,30,07,00,00,00,3c,6c,6f ,63,61,6c,3e,00,00,00,00,\
01,00,00,00,1b,00,00,00,68,74,74,70,3a,2f,2f,31,30 ,2e,31,32,36,2e,33,32,2e,\
36,2f,77,70,61,64,2e,64,61,74,90,fe,f4,bb,15,61,c5 ,01,01,00,00,00,0a,7e,85,\
ad,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
----------------------------------------------------------

[lamdacore]

hi am new here and i have similar problem in accessing the registry to uncheck the 'Automatically Detect Setting' check box. The solution described above by Jemboy2 is a bit complicated. Can someone explain it a bit further so that i may use it and solve the problem.

Thankyou all, i really appreciate the help

[makader]

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