ie6 auto start

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Bill

I have an older Compaq computer with windows me. When I am using the normal
start up process I.E. automatically opens and connects to the internet via
my broadband connection. Any ideas why this happens?

thanks in advance

Bill
 
It is possible your computer is infected with malware, or IE is simply set
to automatically update:

Go to IE tools/internet options/advanced and make sure the option to
automatically check for IE updates is turned off. Otherwise, there is
something trying to access the internet. Do an inventory of your programmes
to check for any likely culprits. Also, go to IE tools, internet options,
advanced. Turn off 'check for publisher's certificate revocation' and
'check for server certificate revocation'.

If you are using ADSL or DSL make sure that 'dial whenever a network
connection is not present' is not enabled. Use 'never dial a connection'
instead.

You may have malware on your computer. Go to my troubleshooting page for
advice about getting rid of it:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm


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