Internet connection problem

[mark]

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Is there a way to determine what program is calling for a dial-up
connection? I have an uncontrolled dial-up connection on only a
portion of the user accounts installed on my XP Home computer. XP was
recently loaded onto a reformatted hard drive. I can't figure out why
the dial-up connection is initiated as soon as these accounts are
logged on. There is no adware or spyware issue. There is no program
shortcut in the start-up folder. Does anyone know of a way to control
this? Only need connection when called for by IE or similar program -
setting to disconnect when program closed also not working. Is there
a shareware/freeware program that can tell me what is calling for the
connection?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Gordon]

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Mark wrote:
> Is there a way to determine what program is calling for a dial-up
> connection? I have an uncontrolled dial-up connection on only a
> portion of the user accounts installed on my XP Home computer. XP was
> recently loaded onto a reformatted hard drive. I can't figure out why
> the dial-up connection is initiated as soon as these accounts are
> logged on. There is no adware or spyware issue. There is no program
> shortcut in the start-up folder. Does anyone know of a way to control
> this? Only need connection when called for by IE or similar program -
> setting to disconnect when program closed also not working. Is there
> a shareware/freeware program that can tell me what is calling for the
> connection?
> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>

Try checking to see whether the clock (double-click on the time in the
Systray and go to the Internet Time tab) has been set to automatically
synchronise with the Internet. AFAIR Windows XP used to do this by default.

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

 

[mark]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

I finally figured this out with some help from Chuck at the
windowsxp.help_and_support news group. He pointed me to a couple of
great freeware system tools called "Filemon" and "Process Explorer".
It turned out to be the Google task bar search tool I had installed,
but forgot to configure the settings properly on the new computer
account and subsequent test accounts. Settings on the Google tool had
been properly tweeked on the other computer accounts, but I had
forgotten to do it on the "visitor" account that was set up for
friends to access the web, etc. Once I unchecked the search window
option on that Google tool, the uncontrolled dial-up connection
problem went away.

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:05:28 +0100, Gordon
<gordonbp1@yahoo.co.uk.invalid> wrote:

>Mark wrote:
>> Is there a way to determine what program is calling for a dial-up
>> connection? I have an uncontrolled dial-up connection on only a
>> portion of the user accounts installed on my XP Home computer. XP was
>> recently loaded onto a reformatted hard drive. I can't figure out why
>> the dial-up connection is initiated as soon as these accounts are
>> logged on. There is no adware or spyware issue. There is no program
>> shortcut in the start-up folder. Does anyone know of a way to control
>> this? Only need connection when called for by IE or similar program -
>> setting to disconnect when program closed also not working. Is there
>> a shareware/freeware program that can tell me what is calling for the
>> connection?
>> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>
>Try checking to see whether the clock (double-click on the time in the
>Systray and go to the Internet Time tab) has been set to automatically
>synchronise with the Internet. AFAIR Windows XP used to do this by default.