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How do I turn off proxy settings for all users in a Windows 2000 domain on XP clients?

I have a Windows 2000 server and Windows XP clients.  The problem is there use to be a proxy server that isn't there anymore and now that it's gone I'm having trouble removing the proxy settings out of the XP clients.  I can remove the settings and my browser will work fine, but as soon as I log in as another user the proxy settings come back.  How can I turn off proxy settings to where they stay off for all users?
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You can create a group policy that will remove the proxy setting from specifically Internet Explorer. You can apply the group policy to all the users in the domain, OU, etc.
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This is only a problem in one lab, leading me to think it's something on the machines.  How do you creat a group policy as you decribed?
If this is in a Active Directory domain, you need to use Group Policy Editor. There you will be able to create the policy and then choose which users, computers, OU's, or Domains to apply it to.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985341.aspx
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I don't know how to make group policys.  Is there a registry value I can edit on each machine?
Creating a group policy would be easier  and safer than trying to edit the registry of each machine. Really, it's not hard at all.

Download group policy editor if you already don't have it.
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Also I found that the une automactic configuration script is enabled and in the address field it says "http://PROXY:80/array.dl?GET.ROUTING.SCRIPT"  Does this mean there is a script turning on the proxys?
Sounds like they are using a PAC file  to direct the clients to a proxy server.
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How do I disable this PAC file?
Can't, it's most likely set up, so that you can only access the internet through the proxies. The pac file tells the computer which proxy to use.
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Can anyone give me more detail on how to create a group policy to remove the proxy settings?
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Your batch file worked, thanks everyone.