Problem with AutoConfig URL During Internet Explorer Setup

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you run Internet Explorer 5 Setup from a custom IEAK built installation package designed for server-less signup, you may be unable to connect to the sign up Web site. For example, you may experience this symptom by performing the following steps:

1. Create Internet Explorer 5 installation package using IEAK 5 using an ISP customization code.



2. Specify a server-less signup.



3. Edit the signup files located in the Program Files\ieak\toolkit\isp\serverless\basic folder.



4. Edit the .ins file to reflect the autoproxy URL to appear in the URL section:
   
   [URL]AutoConfig=1 AutoConfigJSURL=http://computername/pacfile.pac.



5. When you run the Wizard and choose to do a serverless installation, you are prompted to specify your signup files. You should point to the ones that you edited.



6. Finish the wizard, and then install the package.



7. After Internet Explorer 5 Setup finishes and your computer restarts, it detects whether or not Dial-Up Networking (DUN) is installed and install.



8. After restarting, it continues the signup process.



9. At the end of the process, branding is applied by the .ins file.



10. All branding is applied except for the reference to the autoproxy URL. The autoproxy URL is specified for the LAN settings, but not the dial-up settings.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if AutoConfig URL does not work. When writing settings to the registry, the branding .dll was not recognizing the connection name resulting in connection information being written to the default connection.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer version 5 that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbsetup kbtool kbui msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb