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re: Question about 'How do I stop Windows from connecting to the Internet every time I open my browser?'
Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 11:49 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jared
(1 messages posted)
do you have to restart for this service to fully shut down? I shut it down and i
still get the dialup connection box poping up every 30 seconds.
Jared
On Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 9:05 am, Paul wrote:
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>1. Check no programs are requesting a connection eg for updates. Turn off if not
>necessary.
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>2. Move programs that may be requesting a connection from the startup folder (right
>click start then open>programs. Place them outside the startup folder.
>
>3. (Submitted by Bruce M. Cosden, Alexandria, Virginia to the Devil's own troubleshooting
>pages):
>[...]
>To turn off AutoDial follow these steps
>a) Open Control Panel, and then click Performance and Maintenance.
>b) Click Administrative Tools, and then double–click Services.
>c) Double–click Remote Access Auto Connection Manager.
>d) Click Stop to shutdown the service, then set the Startup type at Disabled, and
>then click OK.
>Now your computer will never try to automatically dial up an Internet connection.
>To connect to the Internet manually, use whatever Internet connection you specified
>in Network Connections.
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