XP Problems...again!

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This night be an unusual one. I have a very small network
with all PCs running XP Home (I know!). One of these has
ICS enabled and so acts as a gateway for the others.
However one of the machines activates the dial-up on the
gateway when the "Search" button is clicked! (Start--
Search) This is most annoying as it is costing money
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every time Search is clicked. Has anyone come across this
problem before. Maybe one of the MVPs will have a solution
for this as I can find none on the MS KB! Thanks
 
"Tony" said:
This night be an unusual one. I have a very small network
with all PCs running XP Home (I know!). One of these has
ICS enabled and so acts as a gateway for the others.
However one of the machines activates the dial-up on the
gateway when the "Search" button is clicked! (Start--
every time Search is clicked. Has anyone come across this
problem before. Maybe one of the MVPs will have a solution
for this as I can find none on the MS KB! Thanks
Click to expand...

Here's how to prevent Search from connecting to the Internet:

1. Click Start | Search.
2. Click "Change Preferences".
3. Click "Change Internet search behavior".
4. Click "With Classic Internet Search".
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