Re: Setting for connecting to the internet

It's been awhile since I've had a dial-up connection but I do recall this
issue. I'm not positive but I believe this is the setting you need to
check. Open Internet Explorer, go to Tools, select Internet Options, go to
the Connections tab, with your dial-up ISP connection selected (I assume you
were referring to a dial-up connection), click settings and make sure there
is no check next to "Automatically detect settings." If it is checked, then
maybe it's the other way around, remove the check and click ok, then, reboot
the system and test the connection...sometimes these things don't "take"
unless you reboot!:-)

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"denisedenise" <denisedenise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F12B081D-D05B-4354-9161-994830F5DA53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I recently had to create a new connection to the internet. Since then, I
> have to wait for over 1 minute before I can connect to the internet or to
> open "network connections" in control panel. I contacted my ISP and was
> told
> that the setting is a Windows XP setting, not one in my ISP settings. I
> have
> looked through all settings, including those that might be related, such
> as
> "power options", "network connections", "phone and modem options",
> "administrative tools, "internet options" and cannot find a check
> box/setting
> that can be changed so that I can again connect to the internet upon
> booting
> up my computer. Would someone tell me where this option is located?
> Thanks.


.

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