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38725 2002-03-11 08:38:00 I have win 98 se. When I boot up, my dial up connection screen pops up before I click I.E.Also, when I shut down my Internet home page, I used to get a pop up screen asking if I wanted to close my Internet connection, this dos'nt happen any more Guest (0)
38726 2002-03-11 21:42:00 Hi. To prevent the automatic attempts to connect, go Start, Settings, Control Panel, Internet Options, Connections, then click the button that says Never Dial a Connection.

The reason that is happening is because a program is running that requests a connection - check your Start Up folder (Start, Programs, StartUp), or do a ctrl-alt-dlt to see what's there. If no unusual programs are apparent, take a look in your Start Up options at Start, Run, type in 'msconfig' without the quotes, then click on the Start Up tab - there you'll see a list of applications that start up automatically when you boot up.

If none of the above comes up with anything, suspect a Trojan or Worm infection, in which case you'll need more help. A simple test that is 95% effective, is to close all applications and disconnect from the Net, and open a DOS window, then at the command prompt (c:\windows>) type in 'netstat -a' without the quotes. You will see a number of headings - Proto, Local Address etc - there should be nothing under them. If there are, post back here with an accurate description of what you see.
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38727 2002-03-16 09:37:00 Further to my boot up which displays my dial up screen I went into DOS and typed ?netstat-a?It promptly told me it was invalid command.I tried variations of this but no luck Guest (0)
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