Hi All, I wanted to set Local Area connection (Wired Connection)always on TOP in VISTA, Is there anyUTILITY by installing it will set automaticallyLAC on top, What I tried : I captured the registry by keeping the LAC on top,The system in which I have captured it is having only 1)Local Area Connection 2) Remote Access connection. When I merged these registries in other systems which are having 1)Local Area connection2 2) Local Area connection 3) Remote access connection. System's all connections are getting crash. Is there any method to set LAC on topfor all types of platforms vista. I need this requirement since this has toset as soon as user login, Thanks in Advance, Sajji

Hi, Do you mean that the Local Area Connection needs to be set as the default connection when startup? If so, please right click on the network icon in the system tray, choose Network and Sharing Center. Then click on "Manage network connections" along the left navigation pane. Then, right click on the connection you'd like to automatically connect to and click, "Set as Default Connection". However, if my understanding is incorrect, please let me know more detail information.

Hi Arthur Xie , Thanks for your reply, Yes the Local area connection needs to be at top ,All users are Administrator in our environment, My requirement: Local area connection (Wired connection) should beat top, They should not be able to change the order like keeping Wirless connection on top. How to restrict them by doing this, is there any utility to do thisor by Group policy we can achieve, Please help me If they do by anymeans also as soon as they login next time Local area connection shouldbe at thetop. Thanks in Advance, Sajji

Hi Sajji, Please try the steps in my last post to set the Local Area Connection as default. If it does not help, please let us know.

Hi Arthur Xie, As I have mentioned all users are ADMINISTRATOR in our environment, More than 10,000 users are there, When first time deploying VISTA OS will keep "Local Area Connection " on top and will set "Set as Default Connection", But as I told all users are administrator if they change the order and kept there desired connection (Wireless) on top and set "Set as Default Connection" then its problem for us, Although they are administrator stillwe want to restrict them by doing this setting there required connection on top, Please help me, Thanks & Regards, Sajji

Hi Sajji, Windows Vista does not have policy to just forced to set a default connection. You may configure the "Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN Connection" policy in gpedit\User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network connections to not allow users to disable the LAN connection as a workaround.

Hi Arthur Xie, Apreciate your help, I have already discussed about GPO with our seniors they dont want to go with this, Anyway Thank you so much, Regards, Sajji

Hi Arthur, Right clicking on the icon does not give the option to "Set as Default Connection" Any other ideas, hints, suggestions would be welcome