Program dialing up internet

C

C. Kakadu

I'm new to XP, please forgive my ignorance.

When I boot up my new computer, some program tries to connect to the
Internet. How do I find out which program is doing this?

Thanks in advance.

Chuck
 
M

Mike Truitt [Microsoft]

Hello,

One way to do this would be to go to Start | Run and type "msconfig.exe".
(without the quotatio marks) Then go to the "Startup" tab and uncheck all
the items there. Try rebooting and see if the problem reproduces. If it
does not, then add the items back one at a time until you find the culprit.

Best regards,

Mike Truitt
Microsoft Corporation
 
K

Kelly

Hi Chuck,

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.

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
 
M

Maureen Goldman

C. Kakadu said:
I'm new to XP, please forgive my ignorance.

When I boot up my new computer, some program tries to connect to the
Internet. How do I find out which program is doing this?

RUN
type "msconfig" (without the "")
Look in the startup tab.
 

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