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Since upgrading from dialup to adsl, when i turn my compertor on I appear to
be automatically connected to the net. How can i make it that i have to
select IE if needed. thanks for your help
 
hunter said:
Since upgrading from dialup to adsl, when i turn my compertor on I
appear to be automatically connected to the net. How can i make it
that i have to
select IE if needed. thanks for your help
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The nature of most broadband Internet service is that you are always
connected. It is different than dialup. If you run a firewall and have
a current version antivirus (not earlier than 2005) with an active
subscription and updated virus definitions, you'll be fine. And of
course you need to practice "Safe Hex".

http://www.getsafeonline.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
Infected Anyway?
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2006/02/05/82584.aspx - MVP
Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - Eric Howes on
Rogue Antispyware Programs
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx - Protect Your PC

Malke
 
hunter said:
Since upgrading from dialup to adsl, when i turn my compertor on I appear to
be automatically connected to the net. How can i make it that i have to
select IE if needed. thanks for your help
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Click on Start >> Double Click Control Pane >> Double click Network and
Internet Connections >> Double click Internet Options >> On the IE window
properties click on Conntections Tab and click or select the Radio Button:
(*) Never Dail a connection

Click Ok to confirm your changes and close the IE window.
HTH.
Please report back your result.
Regards,
nass
 
Open Internet Explorer or Outlook Express.
Click on File, then click Work Offline.

Unplug your modem 'til you need it.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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hunter said:
Since upgrading from dialup to adsl, when i turn my compertor on I
appear to be automatically connected to the net.
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Yes, that's the way DSL service normally works.


How can i make it
that i have to select IE if needed. thanks for your help
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But I don't understand this question. Are you asking how to *not* be
connected all the time (which has nothing to do with selecting IE if
needed)?

If that's your question, the only ways to do so are:

1. Change the kind of internet service you get.

2. Physically disconnect the modem when you're not using it.

3. Turn off the modem, if it has an on-off switch.

Why would you want to do this? Having the connection always on is a big
convenience.
 
hunter said:
Since upgrading from dialup to adsl, when i turn my compertor on I appear
to
be automatically connected to the net. How can i make it that i have to
select IE if needed. thanks for your help
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Being automatically connected to the Internet and starting up IE are NOT the
same things. Do you mean that IE starts automatically on boot-up?
 
Wesley Vogel said:
Open Internet Explorer or Outlook Express.
Click on File, then click Work Offline.

Unplug your modem 'til you need it.

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Which negates completely the idea of an "always on" connection.....
 
Always on isn't the deal for me, it's the speed.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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