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Daykin2k wrote:

> no to all the above, its got me bamboozled

Don't have that damnable "Weatherbug" do you?

> "Unk" <> wrote in message
> news:...
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>>On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:08:05 +1200, "Daykin2k" <>
>>wrote:
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>>>when the pc starts it tries to dial out, nothing in startup or msconfig
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> to
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>>>suggest why it does this, avg and adaware report nothing............whats
>>>the problem ??
>>>
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>>You may have set up some applications to check for updates,
>>Check the Task scheduler, Firewalls, Windows Update, Anti-Virus
>>programs, Windows Media Player, etc.
>>
>>Do you have Outlook Express start Minimized?
>>If you have it set to check for Email at regular intervals and you're not
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> on
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>>line, it will bring up the DUN.
>>Tools > Options; and either uncheck the option to "Check for
>>new messages every xx minutes" or change the option under
>>"if my computer is not connected at the time..."
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>>You can stop it immediately by:
>>Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Internet Options, "Connection" tab.
>>Check "Never dial a connection", "Apply", and "OK" your way out.
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>>But, you'll have to connect manually before you can access the
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> internet.....