Open IE. Click Tools, Internet Options. Click Connections, put a check in "Always dial my default connection", removing the option to connect whenever a connection is not present.
Look for any programs that will try to automatically update like any AV software or Windows update. Set these to manual.
Disable/remove Windows Messenger.
My computer operating system is windowsXp professional
,and I connect to internet with dial-up modem.

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