Dial up settings keep changing.

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Disable the Ethernet LAN in BIOS.
Check that all users (v. "me only") can use the connection.
Check that only TCP/IP Services is present in Connection Properties - you
might need the VPN Enhaced whatever driver too.
Michael

"Mark L." <marklory@eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:mn.72757d587e4c8c61.36571@eclipse.co.uk...
> Hi
>
> I have a single PC with 5 users, no network, dial up only, running XP Pro
> SP2.
>
> I have a recurring problem in that my dialup settings keep changing.
>
> Under "Internet Options" on the connections tab, in the Dial Up and VPN
> settings area, for some reason the setting keeps reverting back to "Never
> dial a connection"
>
> I keep setting it on "Always dial my default connection" but after a
> couple of restarts/days it changes back.
>
> There is an unused built in ethernet adaptor on my motherboard (which is
> an ASUS A7V400-MX in case it makes a difference) but I have disabled it in
> Windows and it is not connected to anything anyway.
>
> When this setting change happens it doesn't look for the LAN either it
> just does nothing.
>
> I am usually alerted to it happening when I start up IE or Outlook Express
> and they don't dial up.
>
> If anyone has any ideas on how to stop this happening I would be very
> grateful.
>
> Mark L.
>
>