PRB: Internet Connection Dialog Appears at Windows 95/98 Startup

ID: Q191901

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, used with:
- Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual J++, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows 95, Windows 98 or applications (including Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0, and so forth), the Internet Connection dialog box appears.

CAUSE

If you have enabled remote connections in Windows 95 or Windows 98, your system might try to initiate an Internet connection at Windows 95 or Windows 98 startup or at the start of some applications. This behavior is often referred to as AutoDial or AutoConnect.

RESOLUTION

To turn off remote connections in Windows 95 or Windows 98, set the registry key EnableRemoteConnect to "N". You can do this by running DCOMCNFG, clicking the Default Security tab, and clearing the Enable remote connection check box. If DCOMCNFG fails to run, try the steps below, which describe creating REG files that modify the EnableRemoteConnect setting directly.

Your normal Internet activities should not be affected by changing this setting to disable remote connections. This setting is the default for most systems. However, enabling remote connections is necessary for some features of DCOM.

For additional information on this setting, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q177394 Troubleshoot Run-Time Error '429' in DCOM Applications

You can also set things up so that you can toggle between the enable and disable states. To do this, create a text file called DisbleAutoConnect.reg with the following three lines exactly as they appear:


   REGEDIT4
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLE]
   "EnableRemoteConnect"="N"

If there are instances when you need to have remote connections enabled, create a second .reg file called EnableRemoteConnect.reg with the following three lines exactly as they appear:


   REGEDIT4
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OLE]
   "EnableRemoteConnect"="Y"

Run EnableAutoConnect.reg to create the setting, and then run DisbleAutoConnect.reg to disable the setting when you no longer need AutoConnect.

For additional information and resolution suggestions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q175312 Modem Attempts to Dial When Windows Starts

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q192015 BUG: RPCSS Invalid Page Fault in OLE32 When Starting Windows 98

Additional query words: Dial-up OPENV win95x win98x dial up network (DUN)


Keywords          : kbnetwork kbsetup kbSSafe600 kbVBp600 kbVC600 kbVFp600 kbVisID600 kbVJ600 kbVS600 kbWinOS95 kbWinOS98 kbVBp600FAQ 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,95,98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 20, 1999