Stopping XP from trying to connect (1 Viewer)

[Ari]

I used to have a wired ethernet connection going to my PC running XP Pro. I had to move things around so I now use a wireless USB adaptor instead.

One annoyance is that XP keeps on thinking I don't have an internet connection and the dialer keeps on popping up when I'm surfing (I use Firefox).

Any idea on how to stop this??

 

[ChristopherDAC]

It's kind of troublesome to do -- I switched over from dialup to DSL a while back and had some similar problems -- but basically there are all kinds of "Internet Properties" and "Internet Connexions" and "Connexion Properties" tabs scattered around, mostly under the Control Panel somewhere but sometimes under the programme itself, and you have to change all of them to select options such as "this is my default connexion", "never dial a connexion", and so on. It's a real pain.

 

[Jeremy Little]

Go to Start> Control Panel. Then Select Network Connections. See if your wired network still shows up. If you've got a wireless connection and a "Local Area Connection" under LAN or Hi Speed Internet, you could always right click the "Local Area Connection" and disable it.

 

[Colin Davidson]

Ari -

If you right click on the wired connection and select properties there is a check box at the bottom of the General tab that says:

Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity.

Clear the check from the box and you will not be notified again.

Colin

 

[Rommel_L]

Ari,

Try this too...

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Internet Options.
Click on Connections Tab.
Underneath Dial-up and Virtual Private Network Settings, click on Never dial a connction.
Click OK.

Rommel

 

[Ari]

Everyone,
Thanks for the tips although for some strange reason they didn't work. I beleive I've finally found the solution though. I went Control Panel> Performance and Maintenance> Administrative Tools> Services > Remote Access Auto Connection Manager> Disable.

I don't understand why Microsoft makes something like this so difficult....it's not clearly documented and it's hidden behind six menu levels. Arrrgggh!!!