Can one change the autodial options from within the registry, and how?

[Lee C.]

I've run across another thing I want to do that I can't figure out how to start on.

Internet Options>Connections> There are three options there for ''never dial...'', ''dial whenever...'', and ''always dial...'' I'm assuming that this is controllable from within the registry (perhaps I need to be disabused of that notion?) But, working on this assumption, I've been rummaging around in the registry for a key that would control this and changes when the settings change, but I can't seem to find anything that looks like it works.

What I'm trying to do is figure out a way to include a command line to set IE6x and OE6x to ''dial whenever...'' into either a vbs script or a batch file. (This because I want to set up a new e-mailing account and configuration that my mother can use without having to know anything except hit the icon on the desktop and start typing, and my little brother has a habit of setting the autodial to ''never dial...'', which precludes her getting her e-mails in or out.)

Anybody know what key and/or entry I'm looking for?

 

[R. McCarty]

The search strings you need to use in the Registry are
"NetAutoDial" and "EnableAutoDial". You may also
encounter a "RAS AutoDial" key as well.
""Never Alter/Delete a Registry key without exporting
to a distinctive Keyname.Reg for undoing change(s.)

I've run across another thing I want to do that I can't figure out how to
start on.

Internet Options>Connections> There are three options there for ''never
dial...'', ''dial whenever...'', and ''always dial...'' I'm assuming that
this is controllable from within the registry (perhaps I need to be
disabused of that notion?) But, working on this assumption, I've been
rummaging around in the registry for a key that would control this and
changes when the settings change, but I can't seem to find anything that
looks like it works.

What I'm trying to do is figure out a way to include a command line to set
IE6x and OE6x to ''dial whenever...'' into either a vbs script or a batch
file. (This because I want to set up a new e-mailing account and
configuration that my mother can use without having to know anything except
hit the icon on the desktop and start typing, and my little brother has a
habit of setting the autodial to ''never dial...'', which precludes her
getting her e-mails in or out.)

Anybody know what key and/or entry I'm looking for?

 

[Lee C.]

Think I've found them.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
and
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1454471165-1060284298-854245398-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

(Former probably controls the latter I'd think.)

More of those nasty DWord things I have trouble with, but perhaps I can make this work. Oddly, it appears the ''EnableAutoDial'' settings have only two values 0 (for never dial) and 1 (for both dial when... and always dial...). I would have expected values to go to 2. I'll have to look at this closer later and see if I can figure that one out. Meantime I'll be working on the vbs file to try to get them to reset when the icon's clicked.

Thanks muchly for your assistance.