Has anyone one got any clues on this. Why do some Dial-up Modems need to be turned on before starting Windows? XP in particular You need to make sure you turn your modem on before booting into XP Does anyone know of a fix for this? For a web-based membership management utility and information on list policies, please see http://nibec.com/24hoursupport/ To unsubscribe, send a blank email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" (without quotes) in the subject.