I am on cable modem. The dial up connection window keeps popping up asking me to connect to msn. I am not on dial up and I am connected when it does this. Anyway I can stop this from happening. Thanks guys

You will need to modify your system settings in order to prevent the dial-up window from appearing. Please try the following steps:

Windows XP users:

1. Click on the "Start" button and select "Control Panel."
2. Double-click on the "Internet options" icon.
3. Click on the "Connections" tab.
4. Select "Never dial a connection" under "Dial-up and Virtual Private Network settings."
5. Click "Apply and "OK" to close.

You also need to disable windows XP auto dial feature:

1. Click on Start
2. Click on Control Panel
3. Click on Network and Internet Connections
4. In the left hand window pane click on the My Network Places link
5. In the left hand window pane click on the View Network Connections link
6. Click on "Advanced" in the menu bar
7. Click on "Dial-up Preferences" from the drop down menu
8. Select the AutoDial tab
9. Remove the checkmark by the connection listed in the scroll box
10.Click on OK.

on IE go to tools -> internet options-> connections. remove if there is any dial up connection stuff is already there and make it "never dial a connection". I guess this helps

santhosh

Chuck
Took your advice but there was no drop down menu on network connections only the three listings LAN, Wireless and MSN in the right window. Well I took a chance and deleted the MSN which seemed to be not activated but that is the one that keeps popping up. Can't figure out where this auto dial tab is supposed to be as I couldn't find itor the drop down menu. I have Windows XP media edition. Tell me if I did a dumb thing deleting the MSN connection as I don't require dial up. I will pull it out of the recycle bin if so.....thanks

If you don't have 2 way cable, you still need to dial in to connect.

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You say "no drop down menu on network connections".

Read again # 6 ---Click on "Advanced" in the Menu bar

Menu Bar is at the top of the window. Click "Advanced", then you have the drop down list for Step # 7.

Took me awhile to find it the first time.

Chuck,
Never even noticed that advanced in the menu bar. Dumb Dumb Dumb kept looking in the left window. Thanks I took care of that. Let's face it not use to seeing an advanced in the menu bar....Thanks for your help.