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Bush Lady

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    Computer is dialing up on its own
    « on: September 05, 2008, 02:31:14 PM »
     :-[ I am new here and I just deleted my post.  :-[

    My computer is dialing up to the internet on its own.  I just put a new hard-drive in and a new dial-up modem.  It dials up say in the morning after I started the computer. 

    I have to shut it off every night.  I can't put in on stand-by, because the moden when I go to control panel click on phone and modems the modem is not present.

    I leave the computer on all day and then when I am not on-line for a while, the computer just dials-up. 

    I like to have the dial-up set so I didn't have to put the password in every-time.  But now I can't do that because the computer dials-up and goes on-line.

    So I have it set so I have to put the password in and the computer still dials-up, but now it can't connect.  It tries three times every 60 seconds, and then it just sits there and waits until I either cancel it or press re-dial.

    And I tried this "Never dial a connection" It doesn't do any good.

    patio

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    Re: Computer is dialing up on its own
    « Reply #1 on: September 05, 2008, 03:03:10 PM »
    Is automatic update turned on ? ?
    Or is your email prograam set to check for new mail...
    These would be the first 2 places to check.
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    Bush Lady

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      Re: Computer is dialing up on its own
      « Reply #2 on: September 05, 2008, 03:19:37 PM »
      The automatic update is turned on. And the e-mail automatically checks for up-dates when I log on.

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      Re: Computer is dialing up on its own
      « Reply #3 on: September 05, 2008, 10:48:48 PM »
      Both of them then are trying to connect without you telling them to...
      That's what they do.
      If it's a problem they can both be dis-abled with no harm to your system...
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