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AOL: Always wanting to dial a connection
Hi. I have a cable internet connection connected to a cable modem and router and have my computer configured to use the LAN and "never dial a connection." However, frequently, when some application wants to phone home, e.g., yahoo instant messenger, I'm prompted on whether I want to use the AOL dial up connection. I find this odd, because I do not have a telephone modem connected to my computer, and, as mentioned, I have my computer configured to never dial a connection. I always say no to the prompt, but it's very annoying. Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated. If you need more information, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your help.
osprey4
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October 12th, 2004 20:00
I would try uninstalling and reinstalling AOL. At some point during the installation, you should be asked if you want to make AOL your default program for accessing the internet. Make sure you say NO.
By the way, my work laptop has AT&T dial-up capability, even though I usually use a high speed connection, and the AT&T dialer does the same thing, resets my connection preference to use the dial-up program. The "Help Desk" guys haven't been able to figure out why it does this.
RogerXPSGen2
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October 12th, 2004 21:00
chaistt
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October 13th, 2004 16:00
osprey4
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October 13th, 2004 21:00