Enabling AutoDial with Internet Explorer in Windows NT 4.0

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SUMMARY

You can use the AutoDial feature in Windows NT 4.0 to automatically prompt you to dial a phonebook entry when you try to connect to a network or Internet path that is not available or cannot be found. For example, when you double-click the Internet Explorer icon, Microsoft Internet Explorer attempts to load your start page. If you are not connected to your Internet service provider (ISP), you receive the following error message:

   Microsoft Internet Explorer
   Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http://<web address>.
   The site was not found. Make sure the address is correct, and try
   again.

MORE INFORMATION

To configure AutoDial, follow all of the steps in each of the following sections.

Enable AutoDial By Location

1. Double-click My Computer and then double-click Dial-Up Networking.

2. In the Phonebook Entry To Dial box, click the entry for your ISP.

3. Click More, click User Preferences, and then verify that the location from which you are dialing is selected. Click OK.

Remote Access Services Must Be Started

1. In Control Panel, double-click Services.

2. Locate the following two services and verify that they are started:

       - Remote Access AutoDial Manager
       - Remote Access Connection Manager
   

Manually Set Your Start Page

1. Using Dial-Up Networking, connect to your ISP.

2. Start Internet Explorer, and then connect to the Web page that you want to use as your start page.

3. On the View menu, click Options.

4. Click the Navigation tab.

5. In the Page box, click Start Page, and then click Use Current.

6. Click OK.

For additional information about AutoDial, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q152220
   TITLE     : How to View and Remove Information from AutoDial