Article ID: 224789
Article Last Modified on 6/11/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q224789
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When you access the AutoDial Configuration "Credentials" property sheet in the Proxy Server 2.0 Web or Winsock properties, the following error may occur:
RESOLUTION
Installing (or reinstalling) the Proxy Server 2.0 Combined Hotfix addresses this error in some cases. Combined Hotfix information can be found in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
190997 Proxy Server 2.0 Combined Hotfix Information and List of Fixes
If this fails to correct the problem, create the following registry key. To do this, perform the following steps:
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
- Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft - Highlight "Microsoft" (without the quotation marks).
- On the Edit menu, click New, select Key, and then name this key "RAS Phonebook" (without the quotation marks).
- Quit Registry Editor.
If you do not (re)install the combined hotfix, then you do not need to reboot or restart your WWW or Proxy Server services.
Additional query words: autodial, credentials
Keywords: KB224789
