Enable WINS Proxy Agent (Windows 95/98/Me)

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Enable WINS Proxy Agent (Windows 95/98/Me)
Category: Home > Network > Protocols > WINS

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This setting controls whether the current computer should act as a WINS proxy agent and forward WINS name queries.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value (or DWORD value for Windows 95) called "EnableProxy" and set it to "1" to enable the proxy service.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP]
Name: EnableProxy
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

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: May 14, 2002

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