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"Help with my pc, a start up problem PLEASEEEE HELP"

Hi my ive got a problem with my pc, whenever i turn it on and windows loads it always automatically opens my Dial Up Connection to freeserve.

When you try to cancel it, it just freezes so i have to press ctrl allt +delete to get rid of it.

Does anyone know how i can stop this coming up? It never used to, i have checked my Yahoo messenger settings, my MSN Messenger 1s, My KazaA settings and i dont think its any of them.

Please help as soon as possible

Start > Run > "msconfig" > Startup Tab > Uncheck all programs

Start > Programs > Rename 'StartUp' to 'Old StartUp'

Start > Run > "regedit" > :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

Check all the above keys for anything which may try to connect to the internet - including things which may be looking for auto-updates (e.g. Virus Scanners, GetRight etc etc) and delete them, taking note of the settings you remove. If you have MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messneger, AIM, ICQ or similar, make sure they are not set to load on startup. Then restart to check

If it still tries to connect, right-click on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop, and click 'Properties'. On the 'Connections' tab, select the 'Never dial a connection' radio button. Restart to check if it has worked.

If it still tries to connect, then try rebooting your computer in Safe Mode. To do this, restart your computer with a blank 3.5" floppy disk in the drive. It will say "Non system disk or disk error". Remove the disk and double tap F8 on the keyboard. It will give you a Boot Menu. From here, choose Safe Mode. If it still connects, then try the address below:

http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBK/tip5100/rh5124.htm [remove spaces!]

nope just the connect to screen!

white_pele66 wrote:
> I have Windows ME
> Dial Up to Freeserve Anytime
> I dont have WinVNC installed, i searched and couldnt find it so i
> doubt i have it.
>
> So can u tell me what is wrong?

1. damn
2. damn
3. damn

basically i was gonna suggest that someone connects with ur PC using either Windows XP remote desktop, or winvnc.

u cud still do it, but coz ur on dial-up it'll be slow. basically it wud just give someone else access to ur pc (with u watching and u can kick them off at any time if they do something wrong) so that they can find the problem.

when it tries to connect at startup, does it load up M$ internet explorer as well??

I have Windows ME
Dial Up to Freeserve Anytime
I dont have WinVNC installed, i searched and couldnt find it so i doubt i have it.

So can u tell me what is wrong?

ok, tell me a few things:

1) What OS are u using (Win XP, 98...)???
2) What type of connection do u have, broadband or dial-up?
3) Do you have WinVNC installed?

Hi, Thanks for all your help, but bad news it still happens.

I looked in msconfig and regedit like you said and they were clear of things that might affect it, i then used this ad-aware thing and found loads of files deleted them all and still no success. However i realised that most of the files were GATOR or GAIN, and when i tried to delete a few of them i was told they cudnt b deleted! So do you think these may be the source of the problem? If so how on earth do i get rid of 'em?

I had this problem, it could be a little program in the Windows folder called winserv? (DON'T DELETE IT!)

Basically it is spyware, you need to go and download a program to clean your computer of it. It's everywhere.

Give me 10 minutes and I will write a nice little topic to explain it all to you and give you a website to save yorselves!

OK, go to Start, Run, and type in 'regedit' and press enter. In the Registry Editor, have a look in the following keys (places) for anything which might be trying to load up Internet Explorer or use a connection:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

If you find any web page addresses here, or any Adware programs then delete the entries (take a note of the details in case something goes wrong and you need to add them back again).

Then go to Start, Run, type in 'msconfig' and press enter. On the 'Startup' tab, look for ANY entries which might use an internet connection and uncheck them. Click OK, and press Yes when it prompts you to reboot. Hopefully it shouldn't try to connect. However, many of your programs won't have loaded. Therefore go back to 'msconfig' and check each one in turn until you find the entry which is using your internet connection. It is then up to you what to do with this entry - delete it, prevent it from connecting from the program's own options menu.

Alternatively, it may be possible to use a Firewall (e.g. ZoneAlarm) to find out which programs make a network request on startup. Only try this if the other methods failed - if you don't have a firewall installed, you will have to download and install one.

Kazza i fink, but i installed that quite a bit b4 it started to happen, any other ideas.

What was the last software you installed?