On 12 Dec 2006 at 18:16, Laurel Schmalz wrote: > How do I get the Dial Up Connection from popping up all the time. > Whether or not I am trying to get on the internet it keeps showing up and > I can't cancel it out, all I can do is minimize it. Sure would like to > get rid of it. > Thanks for the help again and again and again. I have a Toshiba Satellite > laptop running window XP. In IE, go to Tools|Internet Options|Connections and make sure that "Never dial a connection" is selected. (You will have to manually activate the connection then to go online.) My guess is that something on your machine is trying to "phone home", and the other settings allow IE to try to enable the connection to oblige. David Gillett The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com