Missing Dialup Icon

[TS]

I purchased a computer with Win XP on it from a local store. Ever since I
bought it, I have had trouble (near impossibility) with having the dialup
connection icon showing in the taskbar. I can create connections but they
do not show up in the taskbar. I have opted to "Show all icons" but to no
avail. When I click on Start-Connect To, none of my connections are
present. When I go to Show All Connections, they do not show up there
either.

I wrote a newsgroup message (probably this one) once before and received
advice to go to a
certain website and implement one of their changes. It worked for awhile
(2-3 weeks) but now it is gone.

Also, I have noticed that my computer will try to dial the internet
automatically from time to time. I do have Outlook Express set up to check
for messages on a regular basis but it is set to not connect if it isn't
already connected. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Tony

 

[Kelly]

Hi Tony,

Restore Connect To - Start Menu (Line 277) Right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na

Right click My Network Places/Properties/Advanced (top toolbar)/Dial-Up
Preferences/Enable Auto-Dial by Location/Uncheck all locations and check off
always ask me before auto dialing. Also, Disable autodial while I am logged
on.

In the Enable Auto-Dial By Location dialog box, select each location for
which you want the automatic dialing feature to operate. Reboot.

Disable or Enable AutoDial (Line 91)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To view the list of names and addresses recorded by AutoDial, type the
following command at a command prompt: rasautou -s

To delete a name or address entry from the list: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Addresses

You can delete any TCP/IP addresses that you see under this key. Note that
AutoDial can use IP addresses, DNS fully qualified domain names (FQDN), and
NetBIOS names.

Disable "Log on using dial-up connection" (Line 77)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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