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IE properties not retained on PC's

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by go43

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I have a server running MS proxy 2.0 which is used by network clients to access the web. There are PC's running W95, W98, WinNT and W2000 accessing the web via this server.

I have noticed since adding the WinNT and W2000 PC's that when I set theIE properties for Proxy server(under the Lan Settings tab)they are lost when the user logs off the network. When logged back in the setting has defaulted to "http:\\" meaning this info has to be re-entered each time the user logs in.

Any clues as to how I might resolve this problem? Should I be looking at the proxy server or the PC's involved. I have tried editing the registry in various places on the PC's without success.

Any help appreciated...Brian smith.

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by cg it

Quick answer is open IE, click stop. Next click tools, internet options connections, LAN settings. Add a check in the proxy settings box and enter the server and port number for the proxy server. Click the advanced tab and enter the server and port number for each protocol. click ok to close all windows. This should retain all proxy server settings for the user. Also, you want to ensure the NIC card has the appropriate DNS server IP adress assigned to it. Check those settings via the Network and dial up connections, local area connection, properties, componets, TCP/IP properties, obtain DNS info.

by mart h

I have had a similar problem with IE5 and IE6 with the same setup.

Download the latest Service Pack for your version from the microsoft site and let it rip.

You may find that the SP download is a real pain in the backside on a 2k machine, it does an online update!! So down load it with NT4 and you get the full thing.

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