dial-up connection

If the Icon shows up on the desktop,after the boot up is completed,then right click on the icon and choose delete and the icon will be deleted from the desk top as a short-cut.
Will not cause a problem when accessing through the programs-accessories.

There's a really good answer in Microsoft's KnowledgeBase at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/ARTICLES/Q175/3/12.asp
The article name is "When I start Windows, my modem tries to connect to my Internet service provider. Why?"
I think that is just what you have, and I couldn't explain you better than there.
Out of the 8 causes described there, I'd suspect the first and the eighth. If it is the first, that "bad" program mentioned there might be Internet Explorer: probably you have a Favorite, which you have chosen to be available offline, and, according to schedule you specified, IE tries to redownload the content each day, or each time Windows starts. Similarly you may have an application which wants to check something on the Internet once in a while (like AntiVirus updating software).

I'm assuming you're talking about the connect to screen. One of two things is probobly happening.

1. You have something running in the background that's wanting to pull content from your dialup that's queing the dial on demand. If this is the case look in your start menu and system tray for items that want to be updating or pulling content. Some examples are smartupdate for norton products, that update manager from MS, or ICQ.

2. You have a dialup shortcut in your startup folder, in which case, just remove it from that folder.

You can always just go to your internet properties and disable the autodial, this will not dial the connection, and also force and error from the program that is wanting to use the dialup

Mark

Quick question back. Are you saying that you are dialing after bootup? If so you may have Active Desktop or some application starting that wants to check for updates/data. (Something like Dialpad or Yahoo messanger, ICQ,...).

If so you will have to look at the applications preferences. There will be a upon startup check box. Just uncheck this.
You can also check what is in you startup menu. If you move it out it will not try to connect until you run it.

If this does not work, e-mail me with more details and I will take a look at it.

Hi,

You have something in you System Tray that is set to dail-up to a certain website.

You can see and change what is being loaded at Windows startup with the System Information program.

Click on Start, go to Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and Click on System Information. Click on Tools and System Configuration Utility. Click on Startup. You can turn off any program by clicking on the programs that you do not want to run on start. You can also click it on again, to run after a reboot.

Good luck,

Don Thibodaux, Computer Technology Consultant.