Default to LAN connection when Dial-up is present

Using Windows XP Pro and IE 6
Our GPO prohibits allowing the user to change the connection settings in IE. 
When I set up a laptop with dial-up connections even though the connection 
settings in IE show "Never Dial a Connection " (It is greyed out) it
still 
wants to dial a connection. Is there a way in the registry to make sure it is 
set to Never Dial a Connection and that the Work Offline is unchecked for 
every profile current and future?

"mfanclub" <mfanclub@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Using Windows XP Pro and IE 6
> Our GPO prohibits allowing the user to change the connection settings in
IE.
> When I set up a laptop with dial-up connections even though the connection
> settings in IE show "Never Dial a Connection " (It is greyed out)
it still
> wants to dial a connection.


When?   What does   ipconfig  /all   show before that?

Try making your  Home page  About:Blank  temporarily
so you will know that it isn't opening  IE  which is causing
a dial-up prompt.   If you have  OE  opening at the same time
it woud be a more likely cause for your symptom.


> Is there a way in the registry to make sure it is
> set to Never Dial a Connection and that the Work Offline is unchecked for
> every profile current and future?


I can't remember which registry value controls  Never dial...
I would try using  RegMon (or ProcMon)  to trace the toggling of that setting
to find the key and value names.


Keyword for the Work Offline  state flag  is   GlobalUserOffline

< >How To Set Work Offline as the Default for Internet
Explorer</title>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/195730


>
> Thanks!


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
--- 

I no longer have possession of the laptop to try most of this but I can tell 
you some things.
Outlook Express was not opening
I know I was connected to our LAN because all my drive mappings were present 
and the only time the dial-up box appeared was when I opened IE which by 
default is directed to one of our Intranet pages and that did not work either.

Next time I get my hands on this laptop I will check the other items you 
mentioned. Thank you so much for your reply!

Have a great day

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "mfanclub" <mfanclub@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> news:306CFF72-A76D-45C5-96B9-7A67CD8D0ACA@microsoft.com...
> > Using Windows XP Pro and IE 6
> > Our GPO prohibits allowing the user to change the connection settings
in IE.
> > When I set up a laptop with dial-up connections even though the
connection
> > settings in IE show "Never Dial a Connection " (It is greyed
out) it still
> > wants to dial a connection.
> 
> 
> When?   What does   ipconfig  /all   show before that?
> 
> Try making your  Home page  About:Blank  temporarily
> so you will know that it isn't opening  IE  which is causing
> a dial-up prompt.   If you have  OE  opening at the same time
> it woud be a more likely cause for your symptom.
> 
> 
> > Is there a way in the registry to make sure it is
> > set to Never Dial a Connection and that the Work Offline is unchecked
for
> > every profile current and future?
> 
> 
> I can't remember which registry value controls  Never dial...
> I would try using  RegMon (or ProcMon)  to trace the toggling of that
setting
> to find the key and value names.
> 
> 
> Keyword for the Work Offline  state flag  is   GlobalUserOffline
> 
> < >How To Set Work Offline as the Default for Internet
Explorer</title>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/195730
> 
> 
> >
> > Thanks!
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> Robert Aldwinckle
> --- 
> 
>