Small Windows Appearing

[chrissa1]

I have three questions/requests for solutions please.

1) When I shut down the PC, "Connecting to WAN Mini Port" keeps appearing. Why and how do I stop it?
2) Dial Up Connection - Broadband keeps appearing even though I have a router.
3) When I try to close Internet Explorer, a box comes up saying "IE has stopped working", then, "Windows is trying to find a solution".

Why are these things happening and how can I stop them? Thanks.

[Buenchico]

Number 2 might be the simplest to deal with. Windows uses the settings within Internet Explorer (even if you use a totally different browser) when programs try to connect to the internet. Any decent ISP should tell you that, with broadband access, it's essential to configure Internet Explorer so that it doesn't try to use a dial-up connection but (unsurprisingly?) most ISPs don't!

Open Internet Explorer.
Click on Tools > Internet Options > Connections.
Click to place a tick alongside 'Never dial a connection'.
Click 'Apply'.
Click 'OK'

Chris

[chrissa1]

Great. 2 down 2 to go. As ever, thanks Chris.