Sylvain VAN DER WALDE wrote:

I went to a Windows XP news group with my problem, but got no answers. Not
one. This group has some nasty trolls, who are very distracting and
disrupting in that news group.

Our trolls are distracting in that group? Wow drivel's reach is awsome
even after death....

Anyway, I hope that someone here can help.
Windows XP is able to ask you, when you have finished a task, "if you want
to turn the modem off" (or words to that effect), or continue. As I'm
absent-minded, I found this very useful. Now, I find that I'm forgetting to
turn the modem off occasionally; which is annoying and is costing me money.
This reminder has been available on and off, but I have no idea how to
install it (make it available) on a permanent basis.
Any ideas? I really miss it.

Right click on My Network Places and select properties (or run Network
Connections app from control panel)

Right click on the entry for your ISP dialup and select properties

Select the Options tab

Set the "Idle time before hanging up" to a value other than "Never"

(note however that XP is very "net happy" and will tend to make
connections all over the place for no apparent reason, so it can take
longer you might expect for a link to truly become idle))




--
Cheers,

John.

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