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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Performance / January 2006Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
WIN98SE Whether there are 7 ways to get to this setting does not seem overly relevant here, but my concern is with Internet Explorer>Tools>Internet Options>Connections>Never dial.../Dial whenever..../Always Dial.... My goal is to make this read only/unchangeable once i have set it to "Always dial my default connection". The reason is that "some thing or things" keeps changing this setting from Always dial to Never dial. Does anyone know what physical file these settings are stored in? Question: How do I make the Internet options dial setting a read-only situation? Thanks, FACE I suspect that the settings are maintained in the registry and, if so, they cannot be protected from change. You will have to find the application that is making the change and see if there is an option to turn it off. Also, if you haven't done so recently, you might want to run a full scan with up-to-date copies of anti virus and spyware programs.  SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > WIN98SE > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > FACE Thanks, Ron. I agree it is probably in the registry, since when i change it back and do the old trick of checking most recent update, user.dat and system.dat show up at the top of date pile. Running AVG daily and spybot and adaware pretty often, so i doubt virus/spyware is the problem. FACE >I suspect that the settings are maintained in the registry and, if so, they >cannot be protected from change. You will have to find the application that >is making the change and see if there is an option to turn it off. Also, if >you haven't done so recently, you might want to run a full scan with >up-to-date copies of anti virus and spyware programs. The settings are held in the Registry. You cannot make them read-only. They should be held here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings AFAIK, the value is held in EnableAutodial and 1= "Always dial..." I have no idea what is changing yours. ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.html >WIN98SE > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >FACE Thanks Alan. I didn't even ask what was changing it since I now that is an unanswerable question without in-depth surveillance. <G> FWIW, and remember that this and 79 cents will get you a cup of coffee at the local greasy spoon, one that I am pretty sure will change it is to overtly cancel my dial-up dialog from Bellsouth. And even that result could be a mix of running software. I must admit that I preferred certain aspects of totally stand-alone applications....... FACE >The settings are held in the Registry. >You cannot make them read-only. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >...Alan It is being changed by a security program you are using, such as Norton Internet Security. Look for an option in your security software that is described as "Prevent auto-dial" or similar. For a similar problem that might assist in tracking down the cause, see here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q275317 SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) > Thanks Alan. I didn't even ask what was changing it since I now that is > an > unanswerable question without in-depth surveillance. <G> I've been having the same problem, except I need it to stay "never dial..." I'd found a couple of suggestions, but nothing worked. I'm assuming there's something running that's been changing it but I cannot figure out what. Mine changes it to "dial whenever a network connection is not present" however. *sigh* |
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