I'm using XP Home, SP2. I have 3 browsers: IE6, Netscape 7, & FireFox. I
use a dial up internet connection. Every time that I connect to the
internet, IE6 automatically starts. Regardless what browser that I have set
as the default, IE6 immediately starts in a new window. When I close that
new window, a dialog box pops up saying that my connection will be terminated
in 30 seconds, with choices to "Stay Online" or "Disconnect Immediately".
This occurs even if I already have IE6 already running with an open window -
another IE6 window opens with that result. Even if I have any, all or none
of the browsers open. Every time.
How can I stop this from happening? How can I stop IE6 from
automatically launching whenever I connect to the internet?

"hirkx" <hirkx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74298F3F-BECC-4AF2-8FB2-C75CD788BEC7@microsoft.com...
> I'm using XP Home, SP2. I have 3 browsers: IE6, Netscape 7, & FireFox.
> I
> use a dial up internet connection. Every time that I connect to the
> internet, IE6 automatically starts. Regardless what browser that I have
> set
> as the default, IE6 immediately starts in a new window. When I close that
> new window, a dialog box pops up saying that my connection will be
> terminated
> in 30 seconds, with choices to "Stay Online" or "Disconnect Immediately".
> This occurs even if I already have IE6 already running with an open
> window -
> another IE6 window opens with that result. Even if I have any, all or
> none
> of the browsers open. Every time.
> How can I stop this from happening? How can I stop IE6 from
> automatically launching whenever I connect to the internet?


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