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Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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Whether there are 7 ways to get to this setting does not seem overly relevant here, but my concern is with Internet ExplorerToolsInternet OptionsConnectionsNever 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 |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo wrote in message ... WIN98SE Whether there are 7 ways to get to this setting does not seem overly relevant here, but my concern is with Internet ExplorerToolsInternet OptionsConnectionsNever 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 |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo wrote in message ... WIN98SE Whether there are 7 ways to get to this setting does not seem overly relevant here, but my concern is with Internet ExplorerToolsInternet OptionsConnectionsNever 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 |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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 On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:13:03 -0600, in microsoft.public.win98.performance "Ron Badour" wrote: 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. |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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 On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:13:03 -0600, in microsoft.public.win98.performance "Ron Badour" wrote: 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. |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
The settings are held in the Registry.
You cannot make them read-only. They should be held he HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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 On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:23:10 -0500, wrote: WIN98SE Whether there are 7 ways to get to this setting does not seem overly relevant here, but my concern is with Internet ExplorerToolsInternet OptionsConnectionsNever 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 |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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 On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:40:12 +1100, in microsoft.public.win98.performance Alan Edwards wrote: The settings are held in the Registry. You cannot make them read-only. They should be held he HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Internet Settings AFAIK, the value is held in EnableAutodial and 1= "Always dial..." I have no idea what is changing yours. ...Alan |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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 On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:40:12 +1100, in microsoft.public.win98.performance Alan Edwards wrote: The settings are held in the Registry. You cannot make them read-only. They should be held he HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Internet Settings AFAIK, the value is held in EnableAutodial and 1= "Always dial..." I have no idea what is changing yours. ...Alan |
Internet tools functions for Internet Explorer
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 he http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q275317 -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) wrote in message ... Thanks Alan. I didn't even ask what was changing it since I now that is an unanswerable question without in-depth surveillance. G |
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