Unwanted connection to internet on boot up.

In internet explorer, click tools > internet options and
check the connections tab. make sure it's never dialling
a connection.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>My system, XP Home Edition, on a dial up connection, has
>started to try to connect to the internet every time I
>boot up. I guess a newly added program has put in an
>option to automatically check for upgrades. This only
>started after I installed McAfee virus scan, Sygate
>firewall and Lavasoft's Ad aware. Any ideas on where I
>find the option that will
>allow me to identify which programme is causing this.
>Currently I have turned off the option to connect
>automatically so that I can control when to connect.
>Thanks for your help.
>Paul
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