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Malcolm Smith wrote:
> I'm forwarding this for a friend who is having trouble with his news reader.
> 
> The code below is used to change some settings for IE and seems to work fine
> in an application, but not in a service.  I've asked whether the code is run
> before/after a logon and asked for the GetLastError() values in order to
> track down the problem.  He has indicated the boolean return values are true
> (hence has not bothered with GetLastError() in this case).  His service is
> performing the task every 10 seconds and has assured me the timer event is
> definitely being called.
> 
> Can anyone provide any information that will help.
> 
> If this is not the best newsgroup, please advise which one to send to.
> 
> TIA.
> 
> 
> // code below:
> 
> OldProxy is in the form "address:port" for example "localhost:8080"
> 
> 
> INTERNET_PER_CONN_OPTION_LIST List;
> INTERNET_PER_CONN_OPTION Option[2];
> 
> unsigned long nSize = sizeof(INTERNET_PER_CONN_OPTION_LIST);
> 
> Option[0].dwOption = INTERNET_PER_CONN_PROXY_SERVER;
> Option[0].Value.pszValue = OldProxy.c_str();
> Option[1].dwOption = INTERNET_PER_CONN_FLAGS;
> Option[1].Value.dwValue = PROXY_TYPE_PROXY;
> 
> List.dwSize = sizeof(INTERNET_PER_CONN_OPTION_LIST);
> List.pszConnection = NULL;
> List.dwOptionCount = 2;
> List.dwOptionError = 0;
> List.pOptions = Option;
> 
> InternetSetOption(NULL, INTERNET_OPTION_PER_CONNECTION_OPTION,&List, nSize);
> 
> InternetSetOption(NULL, INTERNET_OPTION_SETTINGS_CHANGED, NULL,NULL);
> 
> InternetSetOption(NULL, INTERNET_OPTION_REFRESH, NULL,NULL);
> 
> 
Maybe it has something todo with the fact that services run under the 
Local system account, and not under the account of the user who logged in.

Eelke