Hi,

I have a wireless connection via a USB device. It works good: I can browse with Firefox, listen to strams with Realplayer...

However, somehow Windows does not fully recognise this connection. For example, I cannot browse with Internet Explorer, or connect with Media Player. Every time I want to use this software Windows behaves as if there is no connection and tells me that this cannot be viewed while offline or the Window with my dial-up connections pops up asking me to connect.

I aleady tried reinstalling the driver for the Wireless antenna, but it is still the same.

How can I get Windows to recognise this connection properly??

Is there proxy settings or some other junk in IE (TOOLS>INTENET OPTIONS>CONNECTIONS)?
Media Player pulls its internet settings from IE so any problem there will affect MP.

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If I click on LAN Settings... there is nothing ticked. Otherwise there are 4 dial-up connections defined which I want to keep.
What do I do???

Thanks for any more comments.

In that screen I would tick 'Never Dial a Connection' then click the LAN SETTINGS button at the bottom, tick 'Automatically Detect Settings' and clear anything out of the 'Proxy Settings' area that may be there.

The only thing to do with good
advice is pass it on. It is never any
use to oneself.
- Oscar Wilde 1854 - 1900

Thanks a million! That worked :)