dial up connection prompt pops up when I open my computer

[bdjohnson]

win xp professional
whenever i open my computer the dial up connection thing pops up telling me to connect to the internet. This has just started happening recently. I would just disable the darn connection but I use dial up. any suggestions as to what could be causing this/how I can tell it to stop? thanks

 

[NuTechNot]

on (assume Internet Explorer) IE, toolbar> click TOOLS>Internet Options>Connections tab> you will see your
default connection (dial up isp name) >click the button that say "Never Dial a Connection > Apply.
This just stops programs installed from automatically prompting to dial up....you dial up manually...by clicking the
dial up (I added a shortcut to desktop for dialup isp connection...)
just double click that and the dial up connection box comes up.

 

[bdjohnson]

thanks!

 

[goshawk066]

You might want to check for virus or some adware or something because when you open mycomputer it loads a web page, and if it is trying to access the internet something is wrong. vbs script viruses are good for that too.