If you set dial-up to automatically connect, it kicks in when there's a program trying to access the internet. Sometimes it is not easy to find out what is trying to access the web. Install the free version of zonealarm (firewall). Configure it to ask for confirmation when a program try to access the internet. Next time you reboot, zonealarm will tell you what programs are trying to access the web.
To disable auto dial, check Internet options in the control panel, Connection tab, select "Never dial a connection". Hope that helps.
Install the free version of ZoneAlarm (available
here). After you install it, disable your other firewall. When a program attempt to access the Internet ZA will pop up a notification identifying the program and asking your permission to allow it to connect.
Go to Internet Options, Connections, check Never Dial a connection. Some program--instant messaging, email, update, etc. is trying to access the Internet at boot. Try to figure out which it is to disable. Check All Programs, Startup first, then Run msconfig and check the Startup tab.
I had this very same problem on a computer running Windows 98 (=> it's not an XP issue).
I already had checked "Never dial a connection" , because I connected manually through a modem, therefore I had this Dial-up window popping up instead - even before Windows did fully load (in that case, the password section was empty). Closing the window or clicking cancel was needed many times, as it popped up again immediately.
I did not manage to find out what was really causing the problem, but I strongly suspect Norton Internet Security. Reason is that I reinstalled the system (including complete format of the hard drive) and everything was fine until I re-installed Norton (NIS 2004). I had used previous Norton versions for many years on that computer without problems, but...
Norton support said that this was caused by Automatic Live-update settings, but unchecking automatic updates did not resolve the issue.
Nevertheless, I think this is the direction you should go for searching causes.
As a side note: I do use NIS (currently 2004) on my XP computer and never experienced these problems. I did not search a lot for other solutions as I do not use my older computer very much nowadays.
I had this very same problem on a computer running Windows 98 (=> it's not an XP issue).
I already had checked "Never dial a connection" , because I connected manually through a modem, therefore I had this Dial-up window popping up instead - even before Windows did fully load (in that case, the password section was empty). Closing the window or clicking cancel was needed many times, as it popped up again immediately.
I did not manage to find out what was really causing the problem, but I strongly suspect Norton Internet Security. Reason is that I reinstalled the system (including complete format of the hard drive) and everything was fine until I re-installed Norton (NIS 2004). I had used previous Norton versions for many years on that computer without problems, but...
Norton support said that this was caused by Automatic Live-update settings, but unchecking automatic updates did not resolve the issue.
Nevertheless, I think this is the direction you should go for searching causes.
As a side note: I do use NIS (currently 2004) on my XP computer and never experienced these problems. I did not search a lot for other solutions as I do not use my older computer very much nowadays.
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To disable auto dial, check Internet options in the control panel, Connection tab, select "Never dial a connection". Hope that helps.
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Install the free version of ZoneAlarm (available here). After you install it, disable your other firewall. When a program attempt to access the Internet ZA will pop up a notification identifying the program and asking your permission to allow it to connect.
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Lemmi
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August 18th, 2005 21:00
I had this very same problem on a computer running Windows 98 (=> it's not an XP issue).
I already had checked "Never dial a connection" , because I connected manually through a modem, therefore I had this Dial-up window popping up instead - even before Windows did fully load (in that case, the password section was empty). Closing the window or clicking cancel was needed many times, as it popped up again immediately.
I did not manage to find out what was really causing the problem, but I strongly suspect Norton Internet Security. Reason is that I reinstalled the system (including complete format of the hard drive) and everything was fine until I re-installed Norton (NIS 2004). I had used previous Norton versions for many years on that computer without problems, but...
Norton support said that this was caused by Automatic Live-update settings, but unchecking automatic updates did not resolve the issue.
Nevertheless, I think this is the direction you should go for searching causes.
As a side note: I do use NIS (currently 2004) on my XP computer and never experienced these problems. I did not search a lot for other solutions as I do not use my older computer very much nowadays.
Good luck
Lemmi
Lemmi
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August 18th, 2005 21:00
I had this very same problem on a computer running Windows 98 (=> it's not an XP issue).
I already had checked "Never dial a connection" , because I connected manually through a modem, therefore I had this Dial-up window popping up instead - even before Windows did fully load (in that case, the password section was empty). Closing the window or clicking cancel was needed many times, as it popped up again immediately.
I did not manage to find out what was really causing the problem, but I strongly suspect Norton Internet Security. Reason is that I reinstalled the system (including complete format of the hard drive) and everything was fine until I re-installed Norton (NIS 2004). I had used previous Norton versions for many years on that computer without problems, but...
Norton support said that this was caused by Automatic Live-update settings, but unchecking automatic updates did not resolve the issue.
Nevertheless, I think this is the direction you should go for searching causes.
As a side note: I do use NIS (currently 2004) on my XP computer and never experienced these problems. I did not search a lot for other solutions as I do not use my older computer very much nowadays.
Good luck
Lemmi