Lou said:
Every time I boot or re-boot my computer I get a window on top of my desk
top labeled "Dial-up Connection".
Since I rarely go to the internet immediately after booting it has become
annoying to have to constantly cancel this window.
It also appears shortly after logging off of the internet.
Is there any way to stop this window from appearing since I do not need it
to log onto the internet?
Something is running on your computer that wants Internet access and is set
to start with your computer. It could be malware or it could be incorrect
network settings. Since you didn't tell us the answers to the two following
essential questions, I can't be more specific:
The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things
worked and the time they didn't?
The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus
status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and
versions) did you use to determine this?
Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Other places to look:
1. Internet Options>Connections - if you don't use dialup, then either
remove the dialup entry or set it to "never dial a connection".
2. If the computer is virus/malware-free, then you can do clean-boot
troubleshooting to determine what program is trying to access the Internet:
Clean boot in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560
Malke
