More computer gubbins

[spook 10]

I recently had to uninstall BT Broadband software due to a problem I was having (on the advice of the BT customer care team) and then reinstall it - which fixed the problem.

 

However every time I turn the computer on now I get a pop up box asking if I want to connect to BT Broadband via a dial up connection. This is a different box to the one that opens when I double click on the Broadband icon.

 

It's only a little thing but it's rally niggling me - any ideas how I can get rid of it?

 

Cheers

[Bookey 10]

What do you have in start up?

Check for a little tick box that turns auto start off?

[spook 10]

ok in start up I have:

 

Hot Sync Manager - for my sony clie

Sony PDA USB switcher - " " " "

HP digital imaging monitor

PowerReg scheduler V3

HP psc 1000 series (my printer)

hpoddt01.exe - don't know what this is.

 

 

sorry should've mentioned i'm running xp.

[max 13]

afaik you don't need anything in startup other than av progs. The other things you have are only there due to the arrogance of the s/w providers who assume that you will always want to start with their stuff.

 

Go here for a list of programs, what they do and whether they should be in the startup or not:

 

Startups

 

Don't know if it'll help but it's a useful resource.

[alchresearch 214]

It's not necessarily in 'Startup' but may be in the 'RUN' folder in regedit.

 

Start..Run..REGEDIT

 

Browse to

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\

SOFTWARE\

Microsoft\

Windows\

CurrentVersion\

RUN

 

...but only if you know what you are doing and have made a backup of the registry first.

[vidster 10]

If it is a dial up connection box that is popping up, you can disable it in internet options, start/control panel/internet options.

All you need to do is select connections at the top of the screen then put a check in the box that says 'Never dial a connection'.

 

Hpoe this helps!

[spook 10]

Vidster you're the man - that solved it, cheers

[max 13]

Result, closing.