Manage Persistent Connections (Windows NT/2000/XP)

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Manage Persistent Connections (Windows NT/2000/XP)
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This setting controls whether new network mappings should be created as persistent connections that are automatically reconnected at logon.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value called 'SaveConnections' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
SaveConnections	REG_SZ	yes


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Network\P...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Network\
Persistent Connections]
Name: SaveConnections
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value: yes or no

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 26, 2002

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