[PATCH 0/1] MR9064: wineboot: Ensure that the ProxyEnable value is created.

[Elizabeth Figura (＠zfigura)]

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https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/9064

[PATCH 1/1] wineboot: Ensure that the ProxyEnable value is created.

[Michael Müller]

From: Michael Müller <michael(a)fds-team.de>

Wine-Bug: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42024
---
 programs/wineboot/Makefile.in |  2 +-
 programs/wineboot/wineboot.c  | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in b/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in
index 0983420a91f..d346b8984b1 100644
--- a/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in
+++ b/programs/wineboot/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MODULE    = wineboot.exe
 IMPORTS   = uuid advapi32 ws2_32 kernelbase
-DELAYIMPORTS = shell32 shlwapi version user32 gdi32 setupapi newdev
+DELAYIMPORTS = shell32 shlwapi version user32 gdi32 setupapi newdev wininet
 
 EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mconsole
 
diff --git a/programs/wineboot/wineboot.c b/programs/wineboot/wineboot.c
index 36e715c5f19..1e2a7b7b4c4 100644
--- a/programs/wineboot/wineboot.c
+++ b/programs/wineboot/wineboot.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #include <shlwapi.h>
 #include <shellapi.h>
 #include <setupapi.h>
+#include <wininet.h>
 #include <newdev.h>
 #include "resource.h"
 
@@ -1051,6 +1052,17 @@ static void create_known_dlls(void)
     RegCloseKey( key );
 }
 
+/* Some broken applications expect the ProxyEnable registry value to exist.
+ * This value is automatically created by wininet when initializing.
+ * This value is not initialized for new users on Windows, but it is created
+ * for the admin user. */
+static void initialize_internet(void)
+{
+    HINTERNET inet;
+
+    if ((inet = InternetOpenW( L"Wine", INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_PRECONFIG, NULL, NULL, 0 )))
+        InternetCloseHandle( inet );
+}
 
 /* Performs the rename operations dictated in %SystemRoot%\Wininit.ini.
  * Returns FALSE if there was an error, or otherwise if all is ok.
@@ -1892,6 +1904,7 @@ int __cdecl main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
     create_volatile_environment_registry_key();
     create_known_dlls();
+    initialize_internet();
 
     ProcessRunKeys( HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, L"RunOnce", TRUE, TRUE );
 
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GitLab

https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/9064

[PATCH 0/1] MR9064: wineboot: Ensure that the ProxyEnable value is created. - approved

[Elizabeth Figura (＠zfigura)]

This merge request was approved by Elizabeth Figura.
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https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/9064

[Elizabeth Figura (＠zfigura)]

Should we not create this value at all then?

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https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/9064#note_119148