maria said:
When we turn on our computer, IE dials up internet
connection automatically. This never happened before--how
can we disable this?
From a response by MVP Kelly Theriot to a similar question:
Right click My Network Places/Properties/Advanced (top toolbar)
/Dial-Up Preferences/Enable Auto-Dial by Location/Uncheck all
locations and check off always ask me before auto dialing.
Also, Disable autodial while I am logged on.
In the Enable Auto-Dial By Location dialog box, select each
location for which you want the automatic dialing feature
to operate. Reboot.
Disable or Enable AutoDial (Line 91)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
To view the list of names and addresses recorded by AutoDial, type
the following command at a command prompt: rasautou -s
To delete a name or address entry from the list: Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Addresses
You can delete any TCP/IP addresses that you see under this key.
Note that AutoDial can use IP addresses, DNS fully qualified domain
names (FQDN), and NetBIOS names.
