windows ME always tries to dial on startup

Hi,

My problem is driving me batty, I dont know why but ME
always tries to establish a Dial-up network connection to
my ISP when the pc is first powered up

any ideas anyone??


Barry Fittler

Under Internet Options in your control panel, click the Connections tab and
tell it to NEVER DIAL OUT

Also, download and run AdAware from www.lavasoftusa.com and get rid of all
the spyware on your PC.

Carey


"Barry Fittler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:036701c3b6fe$25e37d40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> My problem is driving me batty, I dont know why but ME
> always tries to establish a Dial-up network connection to
> my ISP when the pc is first powered up
>
> any ideas anyone??

In article <036701c3b6fe$25e37d40$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Barry Fittler"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>My problem is driving me batty, I dont know why but ME
>always tries to establish a Dial-up network connection to
>my ISP when the pc is first powered up
>
>any ideas anyone??

Something that runs automatically at startup is trying to connect to
the Internet. It could be a program that tries to update itself
automatically, such as Windows Update, MSN Messenger, antivirus, or
Real Player. To find out, go to Start | Run | Msconfig Startup and
see what's running automatically. You can un-check an item to disable
it.

If that doesn't help, try adding these lines to the Hosts file to
disable other automatic connections:

127.0.0.1 sa.windows.com
127.0.0.1 eservicesupport.us.dell.com # Dell computer only

To edit the Hosts file, enter this command in the Start | Run box,
making sure to include the "." at the end of the command:

notepad C:\Windows\Hosts.
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I am not the most technical minded of people but do you
have the Dial-up connection set to automatically run on
startup? If so, then the answer might be as simple as
turning it off?

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>My problem is driving me batty, I dont know why but ME
>always tries to establish a Dial-up network connection to
>my ISP when the pc is first powered up
>
>any ideas anyone??
>.
>