It sounds as though you have a leftover dial up configuration.
Open IE. In Tools/Internet Options/Connections see if a dial up
conection is listed and delete it.
dorothy Jones wrote:
> I have a problem reconnecting to the internet. I boot up, connect and
> everything is okay, but if I disconnect but leave my PC running, then
> try to reconnect I get all sorts of messages like "There is no dial
> tone" "Connection has failed" The only way I can go back online is to
> restart my PC. Can anyone explain what is happening and how to
> rectify the problem? I run Windows 98se and have loads of hard drive
> space and memory. I use Wanadoo Broadband with Internet Explorer 6
> and Outlook Express 6 and my PC is protected by Trendmicro Pc-cillin.
> Thank you Dorothy Jones
>
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