Re: Internet Explorer Dial Up connection

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/18/04


Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:34:09 -0400


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Jan Il wrote:
> Hi Joe :-)
>
>> Jan,
>>
>> If I create another user account in Windows XP. I can
>> change the Tools/Options/Connection set to "Never Dial a
>> Connection" and click the Internet Explorer icon and it
>> opens the Internet Explorer with "Page Can Not Be
>> Dispalyed. If I change the Connection option to "Always
>> Dial My Default Connection" It will prompt me to connect.
>> in any case it does not automaticly start dialing the
>> internet connection.
>> And since the other user is set up in the registry with
>> its own settings, I think the problem is there.
>>
>> Thanks For Your Help
>
> After asking some of the experts here about this situation, I was able to
> get a few suggestions you might also try. You might take a look at the
> site
> here, as it it may be that something is trying to 'call out' in the
> background and may be causing interference. There is some very good
> information here that might shed some insight on what may be going on
> behind
> the scenes on startup.
>
> STARTUP PROGRAM LOADING
> Where do things load from? How do you stop them?
> http://aumha.org/a/loads.htm
>
> or try the following and see if it helps:
>
> If IE loads at startup, check IE Tools>Internet
> Options>Advanced>Automatically check for IE updates (disabled?)
>
> also, it might be that the User profile is corrupted somehow.
>
> Lost or Corrupt User Profile
>
> Create a new account/administrator profile and log in. Then go to
> C:\Documents and Settings\[Previous User Profile] and copy all folders to:
> C:\Documents and Settings\[New User Profile]. Then reboot.
>
> From: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_l.htm
>
>
> If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this
> thread
> with the details and any error messages.
>
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Jan :)
> Smiles are meant to be shared,
> that's why they're so contagious.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
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>
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