Registry Scripting Problem

Red Alert

At home I have a Windows NT4 - style domain with a unix PDC, and as such i don't have group policy etc.

I'm using WPAD so that the computers can automatically pick up the proxy settings which works well. There is one laptop which is joined to a domain in TCD, and as such the only way to automate its proxy changes is to change the registry.

In Windows XP if I create a file like:

REGEDIT

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"="http://www.tcd.ie/proxy.cgi"

it will appear to import correctly and the success message appears. however i don't find the information in the registry has been changed at all.

If instead the file reads:

REGEDT32

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"="http://www.tcd.ie/proxy.cgi"

it doesn't import at all and complains that it's not a valid script file. Anyone got any ideas?

Ginger

Is the user you are logged in as an Administrator or the user has access to the registry.

Red Alert

Yeah the user does. Actually, I stumbled upon the answer so i'll post it in case anyone needs it:

the top line should read

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

now functions perfectly