Autodial

[Fran]

How in the heck do I disable autodial so the dial-up pop-up window stops
popping up?
Thanks in advance, Fran

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Fran,

A program or spyware might initializing the dial-up connection.

SpyBot S&D searches your harddisk for Spyware and Adware
http://security.kolla.de/

and

Adaware (similar)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
* Perform a Webupdate to have the latest definitions installed *

To disable automatic dial completely (means no program can automatically dial, however you can do manually.)

1. Right click the My computer icon (Desktop), open Manage/Services and Applications/Services.
2. In the right pane scroll down to Remote Accces Auto Connection Manager and double click it.
3. Use the Startup type drop box and choose Disabled.

Also see:
Modem Automatically Attempts to Establish a Dial-Up Connection When You Start Your Computer or Start a Program

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316530

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How in the heck do I disable autodial so the dial-up pop-up window stops
popping up?
Thanks in advance, Fran

 

[Sharon F]

How in the heck do I disable autodial so the dial-up pop-up window stops
popping up?
Thanks in advance, Fran

From MS Knowledge Base article 316530:
Control Panel (category view)> Network and Internet Connections. Click
Network Connections, Advanced menu and click Dial-up Preferences.
Click the Autodial tab. Click to clear check boxes listed under Enable
autodial by location. Click to select Always ask me before autodialing.
Click to select the Disable autodial while I am logged on check box.
Click OK, and then close the Network Connections dialog box.