Summary: Your computer can automatically dial the internet for two reasons: it's configured to, or you have spyware. Both should be checked.
How can I stop my computer from connecting to the internet automatically?
Well, that depends on who's doing it.
The most common self-inflicted auto-dial is in Internet Options in either Internet Explorer or Outlook Express. In IE, Select Tools, Internet Options, and then the Connections tab. In the Dialup and Virtual Private Network Settings should be an option to "Never dial a connection".
The most common "accidental" auto-dial is spyware. Run a spyware checker such as Spybot Search and Destroy, or AdAware to check for spyware.
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Update:
A reader suggested this possible solution as well:
In Windows, go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, and then Network Connections. Once there select Advanced on the menu bar, then Dial-Up Preferences, then check both boxes: "Always ask me before autodialing" and "Disable autodial while I am logged on". Then click OK.
Article C1964 - May 30, 2004
my computer still dials automatically even with "never dial a connection" !
Posted by: jeff at October 30, 2005 7:48 AMHow can I stop my computer from connecting to the internet automatically and How Can I Block Internet to My Computer and let me work with Local Area Network
Posted by: K.Rajendran at March 19, 2006 7:24 PMI have been very upset with this same situation, everyone says the same thing, click on "never dial a connection." ok I've got it figured out. hope this helps... (you might want to write this down)
Posted by: maria at April 10, 2006 12:57 AMgo to start, go to All Programs, select accessories, move over to communications, then network connections, click advanced, down to dial up preferences, then check both boxes: ask me before autdial & disable autodial while I am logged in, then OK. whoooo! Alrighty give it a try, Maria
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Posted by: Andrea at September 30, 2006 2:15 PMHi,
i ve done all the steps as given above to stop my computer from connecting to internet, but i think it is set up problem, i initially made, wherein automatically logging into internet was prefered. Now i am unable to come out of it.
Please Help!!!!
Posted by: sujana at February 5, 2008 8:26 PMHi there, I had the same problem but was able to resolve it this way. When dial up is connecting automatically, hit the cancel button before it starts to dial. It displays opening port before it starts to dial with a cancel button underneath. After clicking on canel,it returns you to the origional dial up screen and you can untick connect automatically. It should not happen again.
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