Dial-up automatically checked

[Tomas Andersson]

Hi,

I've tried to find a way through group policy to have the checkbox for
dial-up at the Windows XP logon automatically checked but I can't find the
correct setting.

We have three client PC's without a server at a remote location. I've added
the workstations to the domain while connected through VPN to the head
office but I think it's annoying that the users would have to manually check
the checkbox for using dial-up.

Tomas

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

You could push out a registry change to force this option to be used.

To enable this option so that it is always checked, use the following steps
to edit the registry:



1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Locate and select the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

3. From the Edit menu, click Add Value, and type the following information:

Value Name: RasForce Data Type: REG_SZ Value: 1


NOTE: After you add this value, the "Logon using Dial-up networking" option
will be permanently selected. If the remote network is not available to
authenticate your logon, then you will not be able to logon to the computer
until one of the following conditions is met:



- The remote network becomes available.

- You use the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

- You use another computer to edit the registry remotely and change the
RasForce value from 1 to 0, which turns off the "Logon using Dial-up
networking" option.


NOTE: This will only be possible if the computer is also on a LAN.



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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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