I HATE WINDOWS 98!!! (dial-up networking)

[ThePaleAle]

What the hell is wrong with dial-up networking? I connect DSL using connection manager but many times when I surf, this window pops up saying "dial-up connection not found, to continue working online click try again or work offline". I've checked the IE settings (Tools>Internet Options>Connections TAB) for the dial-up connection but there ARE NO dialup connections. "Never dial a connection" is selected but GREYED out... I've fixed this before but I dont remember, can someone please assist??

 

[daappleby]

hmm sounds like a porn dialer. Do you have an antivirus and antispyware program?

Get hyjack this and run it. Before you do anything post in the spam spyware section with the log file and ask for help.

 

[ThePaleAle]

hmm sounds like a porn dialer. Do you have an antivirus and antispyware program?

Get hyjack this and run it. Before you do anything post in the spam spyware section with the log file and ask for help.

I've fixed this before....it wasn't malware or a hijacker...its driving me crazy because i dont remember how i did it

 

[daappleby]

tools/internet options/connetion/ never dial connection. Is that option active?

 

[ThePaleAle]

tools/internet options/connetion/ never dial connection. Is that option active?

its greyed out because there are no dialup connections present. I use a connection manager to connect via DSL

 

[ThePaleAle]

ACtually i'm remembering i had to go into regedit to change a key so that it wouldn't auto-detect for dial-up....dont remember where though

 

[daappleby]

hmm stupid win 98....your gunna need to google it I think. There are sites that are all about reg editing to get the most out of windows.

 

[ThePaleAle]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WebCheck



but it still didnt fix it this time, probably a hijacker now

 

[daappleby]

best to check for the dialer just to be sure.

 

[Jorsoft]

Try using a free trial of Spysweeper 4.0 or Microsoft's Anti-Spyware Beta tool to scan for anything.