Dial-Up Networking (DUN) requiring manual dial

[Jay Moritz]

I have a friend that got the Blaster worm, and tried to fix it himself. In
the process he has broken his Dial-up networking (DUN) so that when he tries
to connect to the internet DUN pops up a message box that asks him to either
manually dial the telephone number or ask the operator to dial the number
for him, then hang-up the phone and click an ok button that then starts the
modem synchronization sounds. I can automatically dial out from
HyperTerminal. Anyone have an idea on how to fix this? I'm stumped!!

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Perhaps the DUN connectoid is corrupted. Try deleting the Connectoid
(that's his connection) then create a new one and see if he has the same
problem. If yes, try the steps below.

The following assumes you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a restore CD or
restore partition supplied by your PC manufacturer.

Go to Start, type sfc /scannow in the run box and press enter. Note, there
is a space between sfc and the forward slash. You will be asked for your XP
CD. Be aware, upon inserting the CD the XP setup screen may appear, this is
not a part of sfc /scannow, rather it is being invoked by autorun. Simply
minimize the screen and allow sfc to continue.

If the above fails to resolve the issue, try a repair install as follows:
Be sure you are well backed up in case there is a problem from which you are
unable to recover. NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data
files intact, if something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be
forced to start over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your
data backed up, you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.


Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.



Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.



Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.



The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Jay Moritz" > wrote in message
...
> I have a friend that got the Blaster worm, and tried to fix it himself.
In
> the process he has broken his Dial-up networking (DUN) so that when he
tries
> to connect to the internet DUN pops up a message box that asks him to
either
> manually dial the telephone number or ask the operator to dial the number
> for him, then hang-up the phone and click an ok button that then starts
the
> modem synchronization sounds. I can automatically dial out from
> HyperTerminal. Anyone have an idea on how to fix this? I'm stumped!!
>
>

[Jay Moritz]

Forgot to mention in my original post, I did try creating a new connection
and the new connection also forces a manual dial. I would like to try and
fix this with out having to rebuild the box. Does anyone know what registry
setting I could look at.


"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
message ...
> Perhaps the DUN connectoid is corrupted. Try deleting the Connectoid
> (that's his connection) then create a new one and see if he has the same
> problem. If yes, try the steps below.
>
> The following assumes you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a restore CD
or
> restore partition supplied by your PC manufacturer.
>
> Go to Start, type sfc /scannow in the run box and press enter. Note,
there
> is a space between sfc and the forward slash. You will be asked for your
XP
> CD. Be aware, upon inserting the CD the XP setup screen may appear, this
is
> not a part of sfc /scannow, rather it is being invoked by autorun. Simply
> minimize the screen and allow sfc to continue.
>
> If the above fails to resolve the issue, try a repair install as follows:
> Be sure you are well backed up in case there is a problem from which you
are
> unable to recover. NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data
> files intact, if something goes wrong during the repair install, you may
be
> forced to start over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your
> data backed up, you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.
>
>
> Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD,
it
> should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if
you
> wish to boot from the CD press any key.
>
>
>
> Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
> asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
> wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
> setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.
>
>
>
> Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
> with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
> using the Recovery console.
>
>
>
> The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
> press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement.
Setup
> will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
> version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
> install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
> on, follow the screens.
>
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "Jay Moritz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a friend that got the Blaster worm, and tried to fix it himself.
> In
> > the process he has broken his Dial-up networking (DUN) so that when he
> tries
> > to connect to the internet DUN pops up a message box that asks him to
> either
> > manually dial the telephone number or ask the operator to dial the
number
> > for him, then hang-up the phone and click an ok button that then starts
> the
> > modem synchronization sounds. I can automatically dial out from
> > HyperTerminal. Anyone have an idea on how to fix this? I'm stumped!!
> >
> >
>
>