From: Alan Edwards on
Have you tried Internet Explorer-Tools-Internet Options-Connections
tab and checked "Never dial a connection"?

....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
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On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:54:56 +0200, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, Steve Hayes <hayesstw(a)telkomsa.net>
wrote:

>How can I get rid of the "Dial-up networking" box that pops up to interrup my
>work at inconvenient moments?