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Cannot Establish Dial-Up Networking Connection If You Quit Internet Explorer While You Are Connecting

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This article was previously published under Q285786

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Symptoms

When you try to establish a Dial-Up Networking connection while Internet Explorer is running, the connection may not succeed if you quit Internet Explorer before the Dial-Up Networking connection is established.

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Cause

This issue can occur if you quit Internet Explorer before the Dial-Up Networking connection is established.

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Resolution

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
  • Cancel your Dial-Up Networking connection before you quit Internet Explorer.
  • Quit Internet Explorer after your Dial-Up Networking connection is established and the Dial-Up Networking dialog box has disappeared.

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More information

This issue does not occur in Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and Microsoft Windows 2000 because these operating systems include different Dial-Up Networking components.

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Keywords: KB285786, kbprb, kbdialup

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Article Info
Article ID : 285786
Revision : 3
Created on : 11/26/2003
Published on : 11/26/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 456