How to get Proxy settings from the default browser, and use them

IE proxy settings live in the registry:  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Put following in a module
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Public Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function RegOpenKeyA Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal SubKey As String, Result As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function RegQueryValueExA Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal KVName As String, ByVal Rvd As Long, Tpe As Long, Dta As Any, cbDta As Long) As Long

Public Function ReadRegistry(hKey As Long, KeyPath As String, SValue As String, Optional Default As String) As String
On Error Resume Next
Dim Buffr As String
RegOpenKeyA hKey, KeyPath, hCurKey
RegQueryValueExA hCurKey, SValue, 0&, lngValueType, ByVal 0&, lngDataBufferSize
Buffr = String(lngDataBufferSize, " ")
RegQueryValueExA hCurKey, SValue, 0&, 0&, ByVal Buffr, lngDataBufferSize
ZPos = InStr(Buffr, Chr$(0))
ReadRegistry = Left$(Buffr, ZPos - 1)
RegCloseKey hCurKey 'close Key !!
End Function
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Then a textbox and put following in form load event

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Text1.Text = ReadRegistry(&H80000001, "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings", "ProxyServer")
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I think this will solver your purpose.

Ashish

mmmhh
I think i've encountered a version problem:
i'm actually working on a Win98SE machine, i've found that in
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"
i have a subkey called "Connections" containing two Binary value, "DefaultConnectionSettings" and "SavedLegacySettings".
Have each Windows version a different place to store these data?
More: how to "extract" settings from these values?