Dial-up Connection Dialog On Startup 1

[BoulderBum]

This isn't exactly XP Pro specific, but I figured someone here might know.

I have a Microsoft Broadband Networking shortcut in my startup folder that I think is the cause of a Dial-up Connection dialog I get everything Windows starts (It was installed during a wireless base station setup).

I want to get rid of the dialog, but am unsure of the ramifications of removing Wireless Broadband Networking from the Startup folder.

Is there a way to reconfigure something or do I need to junk the shortcut?

 

[Jump1ng]

If you are worried about deleting the shortcut why not just move it to another place then if something breaks you can always move it back into the startup folder.

 

[bcastner]

I am just going to quote Kelly Theriot here, as she covers the most common things to check:

Check your settings here:

Right click the My computer icon (Desktop), open Manage/Services and Applications/Services. In the right pane scroll down to Remote Access Auto Connection Manager and double click it. Use the Startup type drop box and choose Disabled.

Network Connections/Advanced/Dial-Up Preferences/Enable Auto-Dial by Location/Uncheck all locations and Always ask me before Auto-Dialing.

Also check all programs with a Notification Area icon (system tray) for an option to disable or not start at startup. Most can be unselected here: Start/Run/Msconfig/Startup and/or removed from here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup

If remote connections are enabled in Windows, the system may try to initiate an Internet connection at Windows startup or at the start of many applications. This setting disables that behavior.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole. Value Name: EnableRemoteConnect, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: "Y" = enable automatic connections, "N" = disabled.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'EnableRemoteConnect' and edit the value according to the settings above. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Modify the Internet Auto-Dial Settings

Windows has the option to automatically dial your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish an Internet connection. This option can be controlled using this tweak.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Create a new binary value named "EnableAutodial", and set the new value to equal "01 00 00 00" to enable autodial or "00 00 00 00" to disable it.

Note: This restriction can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

To view the list of names and addresses recorded by AutoDial, type the following command at a command prompt: rasautou -s

To delete a name or address entry from the list: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Addresses

You can delete any TCP/IP addresses that you see under this key. Note that AutoDial can use IP addresses, DNS fully qualified domain names (FQDN), and NetBIOS names.

source:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

 

[BoulderBum]

I hear ya Jump1ng, I guess I was more trying to probe to see if someone could explain the nature of my problem.

bcastner,

Thanks man. Good stuff. Very thorough! For the moment I've just chosen the "never dial a connection when not connected to network" thingie in Internet Options and that's doing the trick for now.