How to Stop your Modem from Dialing Out at Startup

Many people have gotten Trojans, viruses, and spy ware that has infected their PC's and when they start their PC up, it tries to automatically dial out and connect to the internet ( yes there are people that still use dialup connections ).

Sometime this will happen, even if you have removed the dialup settings from your control panel.

There is a setting in your computers registry that can be set so this does not happen.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Windows PC

1. Step 1

   You will need to open your registry. Before you do anything in your registry, please read the warnings below.

2. Step 2
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   Start >> Run

   Open the run command dialog box by pressing the "Start Button" and selecting the "run" section of the Menu

3. Step 3
   
   Open the registry by typing in regedit

   This will open the Run Command Dialog box, Type regedit and press OK

4. Step 4
   
   Registry Window

   Everything that happens on your PC is controlled somewhere in the registry. Sometimes you may see entries in the registry that do not make any sense, or they are from an OLD program that is long gone.
   Do not just delete keys from a registry without knowing exactly what you are doing.

5. Step 5
   
   Expand the section windows by selecting the plus sign icons

   Browse to the - KEY HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole - by selecting the small boxes with the + "plus" signs to expand the section.

6. Step 6
   
   Create a New Registry Key

   Add a new "String Value" key by right clicking the right side of the window and selecting "NEW", then select "String Value" from the POP up menu

7. Step 7
   
   Rename the Key

   Rename the New Key By "Right Clicking" the New Key you just made and select "rename" from the pop up menu. Type in "EnableRemoteConnect" for the name of the new key.

8. Step 8
   
   Add a value to this key

   Set the value of the new key by "right clicking" then key name and selecting the "modify" selection from the popup menu. Add the value "N" to the key.

9. Step 9
   
   Close the Registry Editor

   press "OK" and close the registry editor. The modem should not automatically startup when the computer starts.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are running Windows XP or above, you should enable restore points before starting this.
• There are some registry editing programs available that will make this and other changes to your registry and give you a chance to revert the changes made, in case of probelems.
• Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Problems resulting from modifications to the registry cannot always be resolved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

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