Disabling program launch at startup and all the time

[krtxmrtz]

Hi, I have a pest of a dialup connection that's trying to start dialing, not just when Windows starts up but over and over despite I keep clicking on the cancel button. It's such a hell of a nag that I have to keep the jack off the socket unless I actually want to establish a connection. Does anyone know what registry key(s) or what must be changed/deleted?

[DaveBo]

Do you have any idea what the source of this is?
e.g. is it a specific application that's trying to "phone home", or is it Windows?

I installed MusicMatch Jukebox and found it incessantly trying to do this no matter what property settings were disabled. I finally had to eradicate it from the PC like the pervasive pest that it was.

[krtxmrtz]

Do you have any idea what the source of this is?
e.g. is it a specific application that's trying to "phone home", or is it Windows?

I installed MusicMatch Jukebox and found it incessantly trying to do this no matter what property settings were disabled. I finally had to eradicate it from the PC like the pervasive pest that it was.

Unfortunately it's not a ras connection that was manually created and configured, but one that was created through an "installation CD" from some ISP in my father's pc. Now he asked me whether I knew how to wipe this out and maybe I should erradicate every reference to it and use a connection from some other ISP but I'd like to know if it can be stopped.

[Hack]

It is kind of difficult to answer that without knowning what the actual package is. Does it come with any form of help files in which there is a support number that you, or your father, could call?

[visualAd]

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316530

The above article should solve your problem. If I were you I would also try and find out what program is attempting to make the dial up connection, ensuring its not spyware or a virus.

[krtxmrtz]

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316530

The above article should solve your problem. If I were you I would also try and find out what program is attempting to make the dial up connection, ensuring its not spyware or a virus.

I've taken a look and I think it should, indeed. I'll wait till I can lay my paws on to my father's pc one of these days, I think he'd rather not tamper with the register himself. Running some antivirus is a good idea as well.