ie proxy setting

[smokin9]

Need some help here, my mom recently got dsl before she had just reg dialup. Thing is everytime I start up the computer and try to get on the net with ie the checkbox is marked in tools/internet options/connection/ lan settings - the proxy box is checked, and it doesnt let my connect to the net.

I uncheck it and then im able to surf as normal, but when I restart the pc it comes right back and I have to do it over again, or she does. Question is why does it keep coming back?? How do I leave it unchecked, I downloaded highjackthis and i saw the registry entry that was there and deleted it, but it still comes back. Im clueless

 

[RebateMonger]

What Proxy Server is the PC pointed at? (IP address or Server Name)

 

[nweaver]

did she have "high speed" dialup? that's the most common problem I've ever seen.

 

[spidey07]

Let's not forget that DHCP can provide proxy settings. The router may be handing out a proxy/IE is configured to automatically detect proxy settings.

 

[smokin9]

Its pointing to 127.0.0.1 I believe. Not sure what it is exactly but isnt that also in the host file or something. She didnt have high speed dialup but I think I uninstalled all the stuff she had from the dialup isp. Dont know how i can get rid of it, only other thing I can think of is having her work with a different web browser, but then there are those sites that have a hard to working out of ie.