Connections No Longer Use LAN Automatic Configuration and Proxy

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

SYMPTOMS

After you install Internet Explorer 5, you may notice that the automatic configuration and proxy setting information for each connection is separate from the same information used for the LAN connection.

CAUSE

In Internet Explorer 5, each connection uses its own automatic configuration and proxy settings.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft recognizes that this new functionality is different from previous versions of Internet Explorer. Because you may require connections' automatic configuration or proxy settings to be the same as the LAN settings, Microsoft has provided a supported design-change "fix." You can use this "fix" to set all connections' automatic configuration and proxy settings (that are blank or not set for each connection) to the LAN settings. This "fix" has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer service pack that contains this "fix."

NOTE: This fix is specific to Internet Explorer 5, and should not be applied to an Internet Explorer 5.01 installation. Instead, perform the steps in the MORE INFORMATION section.

The English-language version of this "fix" should have the following file attributes or later:

Date	Time	Version	Size	File name	Platform
07/27/99	2:29 p.m.	5.00.2719.2700	459,024 bytes	Wininet.dll	x86

The French-language version of this "fix" should have the following file attributes or later:

Date	Time	Version	Size	File name	Platform
09/13/1999	05:45a	5.0.2719.2700	459,024 bytes	Wininet.dll	x86

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To properly implement this "fix," you must modify the registry for each client computer. Add a new DWORD value called DialupUseLanSettings with a data value of 1 to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb