Dial-Up Networking box pops up randomly

[Fred]

I am having the same problem. After reading your post,
I checked the msconfig/startup and there about 8 programs
listed. Is there a way to find out which one is causing
this.
Thanks for any help.
>-----Original Message-----
>There are two things you can do, Chris - one is easier
>than the other but both will work :)
>
>You can set your machine to "Never dial a connection" in
>Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Connections, or:
>
>You can locate the program that's running in the
>background that's trying to call home and disable it.
>Without knowing a whole lot about your machine I'm not
>sure I can tell you what that is - but if you
>run "msconfig" and disable the program that's running on
>startup that wants to call home that should also solve
>your problem.
>
>good luck!
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The Dial-Up Networking box keeps popping up when I
don't
>>need it and is generally making a nuisance of itself.
>The
>>box appears once Windows starts up, and if I close it
it
>>will reappear at seemingly random times. I don't have
>any
>>internet applications like Messenger or Outlook set to
>run
>>automatically, so I don't understand what's causing
this
>>behavior. If someone could tell me what settings I need
>to
>>change or what fixes I need to install I'd appreciate
it
>a
>>great deal. Thanks!
>>.
>>
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