Getting no connection to internet message

hello,
i've been getting messages in IE periodically stating "you have no internet connection do you want to work offline or retry." i have dsl so when i click retry i go right to next page i want. but this popup is getting annoying. since i have dsl why am i even gettting this. i do have a backup dialup account but i have dialup section of connections set to never dialup. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this annoying IE behavior..

alan

 

Alan,

Do the following:

1. Close all Internet Explorer windows. Also, close Outlook Express.
2. Go to Control Panel and open Internet Options.
3. Click on the Connections tab.
4. Click on LAN Settings.
5. UNcheck "Automatically detect settings ".
(Make sure nothing is checked there).
6. Click OK.
7. Click Apply. Then, OK !

ski123

 

I looked in Lan settings as u suggested. Nothing was checked in either "automatically detect settings ", "use automatic configuration script ", or proxy server field. To be safe I clicked ok again w/no IE or OE windows open. Its weird cause this started happening out of the blue last week. I ran a scan w/Microsoft antispyware & Spybot S&D and both came back negative. Why would IE all of the sudden start in w/this. Do u think removing the dialup account would alleviate problem? I really dont want to do that unless problem persists. thanx for the advice. If anything else comes to mind please post.

 

I have a dial up account also if need be. I just remove it when not needed and install when needed. It would not hurt to try. Just make sure you remember your settings for it.