please help,
whenever i download freeware or software from techtv or winsite or any other site for that matter, i think my browser is activating my isp, when i try to download anything my connect to internt screen pops up, and then it doesnt run the download i want and also it shuts off my isp ingoing and out going e-mail and i have to remove and then add it again.

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thanks guys,
valeri

Only thing I can think of is to check your Internet Options, connections tab, and put a check in the "Never Dial a Connection" radio button. This will mean if you try to connect to the Internet using the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop, it will bring up the connection window instead of dialing in automatically, but it might fix the download problem, I'm not really sure.

Also go to the Gibson Research Homepage (http://grc.com/default.htm) and check to see if you might have some sort of software on your machine that's trying to dial out so it can "phone home" even though you're already connected to the Internet.

Can't think of anything else, and don't really know if any of this will help. but thought it might be worth a try...

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pete,
it already has a check in the box next to never dial a connection,
let me clarify a few things, first when i try to download im already connected to my isp,also it doesnt try to dial anything, it just goes to my isp connection window stating its ready to start prodigy. i couldnt find what i needed on the other site you gave me, ill keep trying.

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thanks guys,
valeri