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Dialup prompt when Windows
starts
Here are a few quick fixes you can try before diving into Knowledge Base article Q175312 which
tackles the subject at length.
Some viruses cause this problem, so make sure your scanner is up to date and working. Second, run Regedit (Start / Run and type Regedit) and drill down through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ OLE. If the
EnableRemoteConnect
If value is set to “Y”, double-click it and change to “N” (without quotes). Close Regedit.
If there is still a connection attempt, you need to pick through the programs that run at start-up. One or more of these may be set to dial the Net. The easy way to disable individual programs is with the System
Configuration Utility – type Msconfig into the Start / Run dialog. Pay particular attention to the Startup tab.
Some programs are configured to run at startup in the registry. You can run Regedit and locate the startup programs in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Current Version \ Run and Run Services. Removing viruses from these locations requires restarting in safe mode.
You can un-check boxes to disable programs running automatically, and home in on the culprit over repeated boot-ups.
The System Configuration Utility is the best way to disable selected programs from running at start-up and saves a lot of mucking around otherwise. You can also use it instead of Sysedit to change autoexec.bat, config.sys and so on.
Spyware could also be the reason for these dialup prompts.
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