Err Msg: Failed to Find AutoDial Configuration

ID: Q224789

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

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:

Failed to find AutoDial Configuration


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:

Q190997 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: 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).
  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).


  2. Locate the following key in the registry:

    HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft


  3. Highlight "Microsoft" (without the quotation marks).


  4. On the Edit menu, click New, select Key, and then name this key "RAS Phonebook" (without the quotation marks).


  5. 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 


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Version           : winnt:2.0
Platform          : winnt 
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Last Reviewed: April 5, 1999