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AOL startup
Name: mjs01282 Date: December 9, 2003 at 13:54:48 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: 333mhz
Comment:
Hi There, Does anybody know how to stop AOL from starting up everytime I start my pc, Its really bugging when you want to do sommat on the computer because AOL starts automatically every 5 seconds.
Name: LostInCyberspace Date: December 9, 2003 at 14:34:44 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Martyn...
You can follow this sequence to stop AOL from automatically loading/starting up... Go to "Start", select "Run", type "MSCONFIG" (without the quotation marks, of course). Click the "Startup" tab in the System Configuration Utility window, then un-check your AOL version that is listed. Reboot, and see if that worked for ya!
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Response Number 2
Name: winipcfg Date: December 9, 2003 at 14:39:27 Pacific
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Hi, I would do a virus scan. That'd be your best bet. Something is wanting you do dial out to spread itself. I have seen this before. Make sure your antivirus software is current. To disable it from starting when you boot up, go to Start----->Run and type in msconfig. Then choose the startup tab and find AOL and uncheck, then it'll ask you to restart. Hope this helps, ~winipcfg
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Response Number 3
Name: Don Miller Date: December 10, 2003 at 06:55:57 Pacific
Reply:
Also, go the properties of your Connection and make sure the Never Dial option is ticked. Otherwise, whenever you hit a web link, you will dial your default connection (which is AOL, I assume).
Don
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Response Number 4
Name: Dan Penny Date: December 10, 2003 at 16:10:02 Pacific
Reply:
Maybe moot now but back then..... Also check your Startup folder. When I was on AOHell it placed an autorun in that folder.
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