Hi - running ME and things were going fine until I ran a
critical update back in Aug. I now get an error
message "another program is dialing the selected
connection" and wont go any further. Any ideas on how I
fix this????

Re: dialup networking error since critical update by John

John
Wed Dec 10 21:21:16 CST 2003

It's quite simple... you have another program trying to dial the
internet without your knowing.

1- Run an AdAware scan immediately! It's simple to use and effective:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

2- Get get yourself a firewall:
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=nav_za

You're being hijacked! Spyware, xxx long distance auto-dialer or if
you're lucky it might be a valid application of yours trying to get
updates, like AV software that added itself to the "Scheduled Tasks".

Don't be without a firewall and spyware scanning software. A firewall
is the first and most important line of defense when it come to Pc &
Internet security. Without it you're a sitting duck!

John

Charles again wrote:

> Hi - running ME and things were going fine until I ran a
> critical update back in Aug. I now get an error
> message "another program is dialing the selected
> connection" and wont go any further. Any ideas on how I
> fix this????
>