Re: MSN Dialup Sign-In Window Appears Unbeckoned
StephenB
and check "Never dial a connection"
-steve
limner <lim...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Immediately after booting up my Vista-Home machine, the MSN Sign-In window
>appears, and will reappear every minute or so if I exit from that window
>without logging-in -- Very distracting when I'm trying to reconcile a
>spreadsheet and do not require net access. I'm accustomed to calling such
>dialup prompts by double-clicking my browser icon on the desktop.
>
>Any way to disable this intrusion? If there's a control for this in
>settings, I don't see it. I thought to look in the Startup Folder to remove
>whatever is triggering the prompt, but I can't see anything appropriate ( I
>might be missing it -- I'm not very conversant with Vista yet).
>
>Many thanks for any assistance anyone can provide.
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Uncle Sky
> Try opening Internet Explorer and going to Tools/Internet
> Options/Connection tab and check "Never dial a connection"
> -steve
>
again.
> limner <lim...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Immediately after booting up my Vista-Home machine, the MSN Sign-In
> >window appears, and will reappear every minute or so if I exit from that
> >window without logging-in -- Very distracting when I'm trying to
> >reconcile a spreadsheet and do not require net access. I'm accustomed to
> >calling such dialup prompts by double-clicking my browser icon on the
> >desktop.
> >
> >Any way to disable this intrusion? If there's a control for this in
> >settings, I don't see it. I thought to look in the Startup Folder to
> >remove whatever is triggering the prompt, but I can't see anything
> >appropriate ( I might be missing it -- I'm not very conversant with
> >Vista yet).
> >
> >Many thanks for any assistance anyone can provide.
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Uncle Sky
Uncle Sky
> StephenB <sbo...@mvps.org> wrote:
> > Try opening Internet Explorer and going to Tools/Internet
> > Options/Connection tab and check "Never dial a connection"
> > -steve
> >
> That works for me but it resets after each session and must be checked
> again.
>
its own when I go on line.
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Uncle Sky
StephenB
That's odd. I don't have access to the MSN Connection Center software as I don't
use a dial-up MSN account, but perhaps there is a similar setting within the
options for the MSN Connection Center. Since it reset when you go online, I
assume you are going online with MSN, hence the thought that there may be an
option within that to configure.
-steve
limner
Your answer gave me enough of a clue to solve the problem.
My box is using MSN Explorer and Firefox, neither of which appear to have a
Tools/Options/Connection control as does IE.
However, on this Vista Home machine, I was able to access it from Control
Panel/Internet Options/Connections Tab/"Never Dial A Connection" radio
button. I've powered the machine up and down a couple times to test the
result and consistency, and it appears to be fine now.
I'm sure my brain cells will remain intact for several additional years from
your kind assist. Many thanks.
StephenB
allowed you to get to the Tools/Internet Options panel that you arrived at by
going through Control Panel. :-) There are a few ways to access the same
settings.
I am, however, glad to have helped.
-steve
nagkud...@gmail.com
> Try opening Internet Explorer and going to Tools/Internet Options/Connection tab
> and check "Never dial a connection"
> -steve
>
Regards,
Nagaraj