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I think I've tracked down what is doing the dialling, but don't know
what to do about it. When the computer dials out, Zonealarm tells me that an outward message has been blocked or a message has been routed. These messages originate at different addresses which are all to do with servers ending in pol.co.uk, which is Planet Online, which seems to be linked to Hewlett Packard. The destination seems to be resolver2.svr.pol.co.uk or, occasionally, hs2.zonelabs.com. About the time the problem started, I installed an HP laser printer, but can't guarantee that the timing was exact. Getting through to HP isn't easy and Zonealarm seem bemused. Any ideas? On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:08:16 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrotg: If you have two duplicate items, one marked and one unmarked, mark both of them and reboot. One should disappear unless it is a required "duplicate" like loadpower and AV settings. If there are unmarked entries you want rid of: There are seven run keys in the registry that are used to start programs: 1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run 2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run 3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce 4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce 5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServices 6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServicesOnce 7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunOnce\Setup If there is an item disabled in the Startup tab, MSconfig.exe, that was in one of these keys, it will be in an identically named key except that there will be a minus at the end, i.e., Run- I suppose any key could be duplicated; however, I have only found keys #1, #2 and #5 duplicated in my registry with a minus. If you want to get rid of a non-marked entry in MSconfig, delete the key with the minus sign behind it. When you disable an entry that is in the startup folder on the start menu, a folder is created on the start menu called Disabled Startup Items. As appropriate, delete the item from either the registry key or the Disabled folder. If the item is the only thing in the registry key or Disabled folder, you can delete the key or the folder also. Items can start from the run= and load= lines in the win.ini file. If disabled, they are placed in a norun= or noload= line. Go into the win.ini file and change the appropriate line back to the way it was, i.e., change norun=application name to run= and save the file. |
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Lots of programs have a dial home feature and will automatically check for
software updates. Look at the HP software and see if there is an automatic update feature in its options. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Tom Barkas" wrote in message ... I think I've tracked down what is doing the dialling, but don't know what to do about it. When the computer dials out, Zonealarm tells me that an outward message has been blocked or a message has been routed. These messages originate at different addresses which are all to do with servers ending in pol.co.uk, which is Planet Online, which seems to be linked to Hewlett Packard. The destination seems to be resolver2.svr.pol.co.uk or, occasionally, hs2.zonelabs.com. About the time the problem started, I installed an HP laser printer, but can't guarantee that the timing was exact. Getting through to HP isn't easy and Zonealarm seem bemused. Any ideas? On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:08:16 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrotg: If you have two duplicate items, one marked and one unmarked, mark both of them and reboot. One should disappear unless it is a required "duplicate" like loadpower and AV settings. If there are unmarked entries you want rid of: There are seven run keys in the registry that are used to start programs: 1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run 2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run 3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce 4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce 5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServices 6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServicesOnce 7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunOnce\Setup If there is an item disabled in the Startup tab, MSconfig.exe, that was in one of these keys, it will be in an identically named key except that there will be a minus at the end, i.e., Run- I suppose any key could be duplicated; however, I have only found keys #1, #2 and #5 duplicated in my registry with a minus. If you want to get rid of a non-marked entry in MSconfig, delete the key with the minus sign behind it. When you disable an entry that is in the startup folder on the start menu, a folder is created on the start menu called Disabled Startup Items. As appropriate, delete the item from either the registry key or the Disabled folder. If the item is the only thing in the registry key or Disabled folder, you can delete the key or the folder also. Items can start from the run= and load= lines in the win.ini file. If disabled, they are placed in a norun= or noload= line. Go into the win.ini file and change the appropriate line back to the way it was, i.e., change norun=application name to run= and save the file. |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:52:42 +0100, Tom Barkas
scribbled some thoughts: I think I've tracked down what is doing the dialling, but don't know what to do about it. When the computer dials out, Zonealarm tells me that an outward message has been blocked or a message has been routed. These messages originate at different addresses which are all to do with servers ending in pol.co.uk, which is Planet Online, which seems to be linked to Hewlett Packard. The destination seems to be resolver2.svr.pol.co.uk or, occasionally, hs2.zonelabs.com. About the time the problem started, I installed an HP laser printer, but can't guarantee that the timing was exact. Getting through to HP isn't easy and Zonealarm seem bemused. Any ideas? Your machine won't dial out if: 1) You unplug phone line when not online 2) You uncheck the dial automatically in Internet Options With the installation of some software, there is sometimes in the agreement the proviso for third party distributed computing. Juno did that. Personally, the only distributed comp I would trust is the SETI and possibly the Google one: http://toolbar.google.com/dc/offerdc.html ZoneAlarm from my experience seems to be a resource hog, which is why I went to SPF (Sygate Personal Firewall) www.sygate.com -- Sincerely, | (©) (©) | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\ d(-_-)b | |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:11:45 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote:
Lots of programs have a dial home feature and will automatically check for software updates. Look at the HP software and see if there is an automatic update feature in its options. I don't think that is the problem. The program that is trying to dial out is the "Dial-up networking" tghat comes with MS Windows 98. It just opens a connection to yopu ISP, and then just sits there with an open line, increasing your phone bill for no purpose whatoever. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:22:15 -0400, Andrew H. Carter
wrote: Your machine won't dial out if: 1) You unplug phone line when not online 2) You uncheck the dial automatically in Internet Options Yes, you can do that, and I have. What is doesn't stop is that pesky "Dial up networking" window poppoing up, and sending everything you are typing to the bit bucket, except that igf you happen to hit a "c", as I did when I typed "except" just now, it will immediately start to dial. The trouble is that the "Dial-up networking" thing behaves like a popup ad. If there is any way of stopping it from doing that, I would love to know howe to do it. Other programs don't keep popping up asking if you want to start them. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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Of course it would use dial up networking--how else could the program make a
call? -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Steve Hayes" wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:11:45 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrote: Lots of programs have a dial home feature and will automatically check for software updates. Look at the HP software and see if there is an automatic update feature in its options. I don't think that is the problem. The program that is trying to dial out is the "Dial-up networking" tghat comes with MS Windows 98. It just opens a connection to yopu ISP, and then just sits there with an open line, increasing your phone bill for no purpose whatoever. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
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Ron,
Can you help with this (probably unrelated) item? In the startup programs, I have a ticked box with no description of any sort. If I delete it, it comes back. Any ideas? Tm On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:08:16 -0500, "Ron Badour" wrotg: If you have two duplicate items, one marked and one unmarked, mark both of them and reboot. One should disappear unless it is a required "duplicate" like loadpower and AV settings. If there are unmarked entries you want rid of: There are seven run keys in the registry that are used to start programs: 1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run 2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run 3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce 4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce 5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServices 6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunServicesOnce 7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\ RunOnce\Setup If there is an item disabled in the Startup tab, MSconfig.exe, that was in one of these keys, it will be in an identically named key except that there will be a minus at the end, i.e., Run- I suppose any key could be duplicated; however, I have only found keys #1, #2 and #5 duplicated in my registry with a minus. If you want to get rid of a non-marked entry in MSconfig, delete the key with the minus sign behind it. When you disable an entry that is in the startup folder on the start menu, a folder is created on the start menu called Disabled Startup Items. As appropriate, delete the item from either the registry key or the Disabled folder. If the item is the only thing in the registry key or Disabled folder, you can delete the key or the folder also. Items can start from the run= and load= lines in the win.ini file. If disabled, they are placed in a norun= or noload= line. Go into the win.ini file and change the appropriate line back to the way it was, i.e., change norun=application name to run= and save the file. |
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On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:24:20 +0100, Tom Barkas
scribbled some thoughts: Ron, Can you help with this (probably unrelated) item? In the startup programs, I have a ticked box with no description of any sort. If I delete it, it comes back. Any ideas? Tm Is there at least a file name? What you are experiencing can probably be corrected if you look for the entry in your Registry. -- Sincerely, | (©) (©) | ------ooo--(_)--ooo------ Andrew H. Carter | /// \\\ d(-_-)b | |
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