XP: How can I get dial-up connections back from cable broadband?

[Julianne]

I am on broadband with a cable modem, but I'm now selling the PC to someone who will be on dial-up. For this reason I need to set them up with a new account, but it seems the broadband installation (with disk from the ISP, NTLWorld) has "taken over" my PC!

It mentioned at the time that dial-up networking would be disabled, but I assumed it meant only for my NTLWorld dial-up account, not all my dial-ups, which is what has happened.

The internet connection wizard only gives me the option to connect via broadband - the other two options are greyed-out, even though the modem is no longer connected and I don't have anything at all showing in the View Network Connections window.

Is it possible to have dial-up accounts and a cable broadband account on the same PC because I could do with both on my new PC. If so, how can I get XP to allow me to set up a dial-up connection (the old PC won't let me, although it has nothing in the View Networks Connections window. I've not yet installed the cable modem on the new PC)?

Many thanks.

http://www.leevalleylions.co.uk

 

[manarth]

Try uninstalling the software provided by NTL. (Click on start, control panel, add/remove programs, highlight the NTL software, click the add/remove button)

And yes, it is possible to have dialup & broadband connections at the same time.


If this doesn't work, try running RegEdit and looking under HKEY_USERS\.Default\RemoteAccess to see what settings are listed - it may be that the NTL software disables DUN in the registry.
Be careful making changes to the registry - back it up first just in case!


marc.

 

[Julianne]

Yes, I think that must be what NTL does because it says it disables dial-up in the leaflet. I'll have a look in the registry, but what should I be seeing and do would I need to change it to in order for me to be able to have both types of account on the same PC?

http://www.leevalleylions.co.uk