Thanks Ewan, I shall check that and make sure that the box remains unticked. GP-UK is a fount of knowledge. Thanks everyone. Allan Harris Ewan Davis wrote: > Hi > > Alan seems to have solved his problem by the fairly drastic approach of a > system restore. > > I would expect that the problem was that IE was configured to establish a > connection rather than just using the one already there on his LAN. > > IE Internet options > Connections > ensure that "never dial a connection" is > selected > > I too prefer Firefox but there are a number of sites which are not WC3 > standard compliant and only work with IE. When I can I don't use these sites > but sometimes I have no choice and resort to IE. > > > Ewan Davis - Director - Woodcote Consulting > > See our website at www.woodcote-consulting.com > > [log in to unmask] Voice +44(0)1527 875340 DDI +44(0)1527 > 875341 Fax +44(0)1527 871196 Mobile +44(0) 7774 272724 > > Member of British Computer Society Primary Health Care Specialist Group > Visit... http://www.phcsg.org for membership details >