IE keeps popping up a connect to internet dialer

[Zoso]

All of the sudden, when I'm in IE or OE adialer pops up saying I'm offline
and I have to connect. If I just close the box, then usually everything is
fine, but sometimes I have actually click on the connect button before it
will leave me alone for a while. FYI, I use spybot and adaware regularly,
as well as McAfee, so I know it's not something like that (or at least I'm
reasonably sure it's not). I keep all these things updated on at least a
weekly basis.
Sometimes it's the dialer that shows the account and other times it's the
small box that just has the "connect" button and the "work offline" button.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

TIA!

 

[Jurren Bouman]

All of the sudden, when I'm in IE or OE adialer pops up saying I'm offline
and I have to connect. If I just close the box, then usually everything is
fine, but sometimes I have actually click on the connect button before it
will leave me alone for a while. FYI, I use spybot and adaware regularly,
as well as McAfee, so I know it's not something like that (or at least I'm
reasonably sure it's not). I keep all these things updated on at least a
weekly basis.
Sometimes it's the dialer that shows the account and other times it's the
small box that just has the "connect" button and the "work offline" button.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

TIA!

If you have McAfee VirusScan 8.0 installed then it could be a McAfee
issue. This version wants to connect every 5 minutes to see if there
are any updates available.
More information at the McAfee Help Forum:
http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/

 

[Mike Burgess]

Zoso,
Do you have OE set to check for new messages every ?? minutes?
OE | Tools | Options | General [tab]
"If my computer is not connected at the time"
[Drop-down options box]
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-18-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid