unknown programs trying to connect to the internet when i start wi

i keep getting a program trying to connect to the internet when i start windows to which i click cancel. however, if i connect to the internet, a website (presumable of the program trying to connect) automatically loads and asks me to download a program. it is not **** or anything like that, just an annoyance! how can i stop this?

Greetings.

You may want to note what programs are starting up in the background when
your pc boots. Look in your startup folder and note any program that may be
unfamiliar to you and delete it out of there. Go to start->run and type
msconfig and press ok. Click on the startup tab. Uncheck everything
(except the antivirus software and software you deem as important) and click
OK. Reboot your pc. If this clears up the problem, go back into msconfig
and re-check one item at a time and reboot. Eventually you'll find the
culprit.

Will



"nobaldo" <nobaldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BBA6E681-9962-4918-A2AB-4081E489CBE0@microsoft.com...
> i keep getting a program trying to connect to the internet when i start
windows to which i click cancel. however, if i connect to the internet, a
website (presumable of the program trying to connect) automatically loads
and asks me to download a program. it is not **** or anything like that,
just an annoyance! how can i stop this?

Just out of curiosity, goto a command prompt(start-->run
and type cmd) and type hostname and press enter. What
name does it return?

Will


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings.
>
>You may want to note what programs are starting up in the
background when
>your pc boots. Look in your startup folder and note any
program that may be
>unfamiliar to you and delete it out of there. Go to
start->run and type
>msconfig and press ok. Click on the startup tab.
Uncheck everything
>(except the antivirus software and software you deem as
important) and click
>OK. Reboot your pc. If this clears up the problem, go
back into msconfig
>and re-check one item at a time and reboot. Eventually
you'll find the
>culprit.
>
>Will
>
>
>
>"nobaldo" <nobaldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:BBA6E681-9962-4918-A2AB-4081E489CBE0@microsoft.com...
>> i keep getting a program trying to connect to the
internet when i start
>windows to which i click cancel. however, if i connect
to the internet, a
>website (presumable of the program trying to connect)
automatically loads
>and asks me to download a program. it is not **** or
anything like that,
>just an annoyance! how can i stop this?
>
>
>.
>

wrong post ... sorry

Will

"Will" <will@nothere.com> wrote in message
news:023001c46e66$094ff0d0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> Just out of curiosity, goto a command prompt(start-->run
> and type cmd) and type hostname and press enter. What
> name does it return?
>
> Will
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings.
> >
> >You may want to note what programs are starting up in the
> background when
> >your pc boots. Look in your startup folder and note any
> program that may be
> >unfamiliar to you and delete it out of there. Go to
> start->run and type
> >msconfig and press ok. Click on the startup tab.
> Uncheck everything
> >(except the antivirus software and software you deem as
> important) and click
> >OK. Reboot your pc. If this clears up the problem, go
> back into msconfig
> >and re-check one item at a time and reboot. Eventually
> you'll find the
> >culprit.
> >
> >Will
> >
> >
> >
> >"nobaldo" <nobaldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:BBA6E681-9962-4918-A2AB-4081E489CBE0@microsoft.com...
> >> i keep getting a program trying to connect to the
> internet when i start
> >windows to which i click cancel. however, if i connect
> to the internet, a
> >website (presumable of the program trying to connect)
> automatically loads
> >and asks me to download a program. it is not **** or
> anything like that,
> >just an annoyance! how can i stop this?
> >
> >
> >.
> >