Way too many steps!

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Maybe I'm just being anal but, in order to connect to the Internet via
dial-up, I must:

1. Right click the network icon in the task bar

2. Select "Connect to network."

3. When the "Connect to network" window pops up, I then must select "Select
Dial-up Connection."

4. Then, the actual dial-up window pops up an I must select "Dial"

5. After the connection is made, I have to close the Connect to network
window.

Is there a way to shorten this process to maybe one or two clicks and many
less windows popping up? Thanks.
 
BTW, I'm using Vista Business if that makes any difference. I don't remember
there being this many steps in XP. Thanks again.
 
In XP, I just created a shortcut on the Desktop, IIRC.

I just created a dummy dial-up connection in Vista, as I don't have a modem
to test.
When it was complete, it said to start it by clicking on Start - Connect To
and click on your connection. This seems a bit quicker than the way you
described.

However, I think you should be able to open Control Panel - Network &
Sharing Center - Manage network connections
and drag your dial-up connection to the Desktop to create a shortcut.

I can get the shortcut, but can't test it.
 
turbonium2 said:
Maybe I'm just being anal but, in order to connect to the Internet via
dial-up, I must:

1. Right click the network icon in the task bar

2. Select "Connect to network."

3. When the "Connect to network" window pops up, I then must select
"Select
Dial-up Connection."

4. Then, the actual dial-up window pops up an I must select "Dial"

5. After the connection is made, I have to close the Connect to network
window.

Is there a way to shorten this process to maybe one or two clicks and many
less windows popping up? Thanks.
Click to expand...

You might either make a shortcut on your desktop to the dialup connection or
look at using rasdial and use a batch command as a shortcut on your desktop.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/rasdial.mspx?mfr=true

To disconnect right-click the little network icon in the system tray and
select disconnect from.

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Open Control Panel
Network and Internet
Internet Options
Connections tab
Check "Always dial..."
Click OK.
It should automatically dial when you open Internet Explorer or
Windows Mail.
 
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