HOWTO: How to Change Dial Method Default During Preinstallation

ID: Q207965

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to change the default dialing method on preinstalled Windows 98 machines. This is the dialing method that is selected when an end-user clicks Dialing Properties on the Modem Properties screen.


MORE INFORMATION

The default dialing method for US Windows 98 version is Tone. To change it to Pulse:

  1. Edit the Enduser.inf file in the configuration set folder.


  2. Under the [NOOEMRUNONCE] section, change the AddReg line to read:

    AddReg=Welcome.Addreg,Chlinst.Addreg,MS_Mdm_Addreg


  3. Add the following lines to the bottom of the file:

    [MS_Mdm_Addreg]
    HKCU, "Control Panel\International",DefaultDialMode,,"P"


The default dialing method in other localized Windows 98 versions may be Pulse. To change it to Tone:
  1. Edit the Enduser.inf file in the configuration set folder.


  2. Find the following line:

    HKCU, "Control Panel\International",DefaultDialMode,,"P"


  3. Change this line to read:

    HKCU, "Control Panel\International",DefaultDialMode,,"T"

    If this line does not exist, add it following the steps listed above.


You do not need to regenerate your preload boot floppy (PBF) after making these changes, but you do need to preinstall again from the specific configuration set.


REFERENCES

When the Dialing Properties button is clicked, Windows 98 checks the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\DefaultDialMode for the default dialing method. If this is set to "P" or "PULSE", the default dialing method is Pulse. If this value is set to any other value, or is non-existent, the default dialing method is Tone. 


Keywords          : kbOPK kbWinOS98 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 6, 1999