how can I stop IE from starting up automatically

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Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes forever
because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I shut that feature
off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up automatically. I am also
connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried searching in the tools but not sure
where to look. Can I turn it off?
 
~Donna said:
Hello, everytime I turn my computer on and it boots up, it takes
forever because IE opens up and connects automatically. How can I
shut that feature off? I have AOL and I don't need IE to open up
automatically. I am also connecting using DSL. Help, I have tried
searching in the tools but not sure where to look. Can I turn it off?
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Remove IE from your StartUp folder.(Right click Start and choose open. Then
double click Programs and then Startup. Delete the shortcut to Internet
Explorer.)

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I have XP. Does that make a difference? Is it supposed to automatically open
up and connect when the PC is turned on?
Thanks.
~Donna
 
I did that and when I click on Startup that folder is empty. Nothing there. I
have also clicked on start, run and typed msconfig for the startup in system
configuration and looked for it in there and I did not see it in there too.
Thanks.
~Donna
 
And IE still loads at boot?

~Donna said:
I did that and when I click on Startup that folder is empty. Nothing
there. I have also clicked on start, run and typed msconfig for the
startup in system configuration and looked for it in there and I did not
see it in there too. Thanks.
~Donna
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I've been having this same problem for over a year and have tried everything,
including checking my Startup folder. This problem (suspiciously) started
happening around the same time I started using Firefox almost exclusively.
Any other ideas on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.
 
Melina said:
I've been having this same problem for over a year and have tried
everything, including checking my Startup folder. This problem
(suspiciously) started happening around the same time I started using
Firefox almost exclusively. Any other ideas on how to fix this would
be greatly appreciated.
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You might be infested with malware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
(http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm)
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
 
I am running Adaware and Spybot.....so I don't think I have spyware in my pc.
I think mine started around the time I installed my dsl software.
~Donna
 
Uninstall the software. Except for the slight possibility of ISP-supplied
modem-related software, you don't need any of it to use a DSL ISP.
 
Pardon my asking, but which software shoud I uninstall? The Adaware and
Spybot? I really am confused as to which one you suggested I uninstall.
thanks.
~Donna
 
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