IE Settings

I've written a small script to turn the proxy settings
on/off but I can't find out how to uncheck
the 'Automatically detect settings' check box. I've
searched through the registery but I can't find where
it's set.

I have found the rest of the settings, Proxy etc, just
not this one!

Any ideas?

mayayana
Thu Oct 23 09:37:18 CDT 2003

There are two ways I know of to find things like that:

1) Do a search for the setting name and see if it turns up
an info. page at MSDN.

2) Go to www.sysinternals.com and download Regmon.
Regmon logs every action in the Registry. It's sometimes
a bit of work because there is a lot of activity in the Registry
and Microsoft software, for some reason, seems to write
with great redundancy. Changing one setting in many programs
will result in 1-3 Registry actions. With IE you're likely to see
several hundred entries appear in the Regmon log for a single
setting, as IE repeatedly writes that value, along with numerous
others, over and over again!
You have to start Regmon logging just before you change
the setting, then stop it right after you click "OK". Somewhere
in the resulting list of Registry actions you should find the value
that you want.

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Robc <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05fa01c39970$516f9580$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I've written a small script to turn the proxy settings
> on/off but I can't find out how to uncheck
> the 'Automatically detect settings' check box. I've
> searched through the registery but I can't find where
> it's set.
>
> I have found the rest of the settings, Proxy etc, just
> not this one!
>
> Any ideas?

Michael
Thu Oct 23 09:41:27 CDT 2003

Robc wrote:
> I've written a small script to turn the proxy settings
> on/off but I can't find out how to uncheck
> the 'Automatically detect settings' check box. I've
> searched through the registery but I can't find where
> it's set.
>
> I have found the rest of the settings, Proxy etc, just
> not this one!
>
> Any ideas?


Using automatic proxy configuration
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/entserver/cmak_ops_55.asp



--
Michael Harris
Microsoft.MVP.Scripting

Microsoft® Windows®2000 Scripting Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scrguide/sagsas_overview.asp

TechNet Script Center Sample Scripts
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=38942

WSH 5.6 documentation download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=01592C48-207D-4BE1-8A76-1C4099D7BBB9&displaylang=en

Robc
Mon Oct 27 03:58:21 CST 2003

I'm afraid none of these work. I've switched off all the=20
registry settings in the article yet the setting still=20
remains set.=20

I've looked at the settings that are changed and none=20
seem to have any effect. MSDN search came up with nothing.
>-----Original Message-----
>Robc wrote:
>> I've written a small script to turn the proxy settings
>> on/off but I can't find out how to uncheck
>> the 'Automatically detect settings' check box. I've
>> searched through the registery but I can't find where
>> it's set.
>>
>> I have found the rest of the settings, Proxy etc, just
>> not this one!
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>
>Using automatic proxy configuration
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserve
r2003/proddocs/entserver/cmak_ops_55.asp
>
>
>
>--=20
>Michael Harris
>Microsoft.MVP.Scripting
>
>Microsoft=AE Windows=AE2000 Scripting Guide
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scrguide/sa
gsas_overview.asp
>
>TechNet Script Center Sample Scripts
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?
ReleaseID=3D38942
>
>WSH 5.6 documentation download
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyId=3D01592C48-207D-4BE1-8A76-
1C4099D7BBB9&displaylang=3Den
>
>
>.
>

TeamMaker
Wed Feb 11 10:39:24 CST 2004

Robc wrote:
> I'VE WRITTEN A SMALL SCRIPT TO TURN THE PROXY SETTINGS
> ON/OFF BUT I CAN'T FIND OUT HOW TO UNCHECK
> THE 'AUTOMATICALLY DETECT SETTINGS' CHECK BOX. I'VE
> SEARCHED THROUGH THE REGISTERY BUT I CAN'T FIND WHERE
> IT'S SET.
>
> I HAVE FOUND THE REST OF THE SETTINGS, PROXY ETC, JUST
> NOT THIS ONE!
>
> ANY IDEAS?
>
> I got following, which stores the value for "Automatically detec
> settings":
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Interne
> Settings\Connections]
> "DefaultConnectionSettings"=
>
> But this also include other settins value. If anybody knows how t
> get the "Automatically detect settings" out of this value, pleas
> please do reply. Or do you have any other option do get this? Pleas
> help.Thanks.
>
>
>
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TeamMake
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