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Network Connections Message !?
Name: Mal495 Date: April 2, 2003 at 18:38:12 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: AMD-AthlonXP -1800/1G DDR
Comment:
Can anyone tell me why I keep getting this messag??? I've never gotten it before, now I get it all the time. YIM MSN IM and a bunch of other programs are constantly asking to connect. How can I stop them from reqeusting a connection.
They would do that if you have them load with Windows at startup. If that's the case disable that in each program's Options, Preferences or Settings. The programs could be looking to connect to check for updates. You could turn off that setting in Options etc, too. Or, you can block their attempts to connect by using a firewall and creating rules that deny specific programs from connecting to the Net. You also could have a trojan infecting your computer and trying to connect out.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jimbo Jenkins Date: April 2, 2003 at 20:50:58 Pacific
Summary: In the system tray my "Network Connections" icon has a red X through it and says: "Local Area Connection: A network cable is unplugged." When I view the Network Connections screen, there is a red X a...
Summary: How do you get rid of the annoying Network Connection where it asks you to connec to the internet with whatever available ISP program. YOu know the screen that has two options where you can disable a...
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