Kurt,

Did you install the Windows Critical Update program recently?

Check for items in the Task Scheduler too.

Jerry

When I opened my mail I noticed that you wrote:
>I recently did a windows update from the "Microsoft" web site as Microsoft
>keeps telling me to do so.  Now every time I start up my computer (ME), my
>phone dialer fires up and calls my provider.  If I hit cancel, it will stop,
>but will retry it in about 2 minutes.  Usually, after canceling it the second
>time the problem does not return until the next start up.  Has anybody come
>across this before and know of a solution for it?  I checked in my
>"programs\startup" file and nothing appears there that would cause the
>problem.
>
>TIA
>
>Kurt H. Hammer

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