Losing the connection to the Internet?
NOTE: If you are being disconnected every 2 hours, for example, this may be down to restrictions in place by your ISP.
Start>> Settings>> Control Panel>> Modems>> Properties>> General tab
Your modem should be highlighted; click Properties, and in the 'Maximum speed' drop-down list, select the next lower setting.
Although this may slow your modem down, it'll keep it from dropping your Web connection.
Next, click the Connection tab and take the same approach with the Port Settings button. Drag the slider on each of the two bars back a notch and see if that fixes your problem.
Start>> Settings>> Control Panel>> Phone and Modem Options>> Modems tab
Highlight your modem and click Properties.
The General tab lets you drop the maximum port speed.
Clicking the Change Default Preferences button under the Advanced tab brings up a dialog box with a General tab that lets you set your preferred port speed.
Re-create the dialer.
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Communications refresh then re-create the dialer.
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Disable wins resolution in the networks TCP/IP properties.
network>> tcp/ip dua>> properties>> put tick into 'disable wins resolution'
Restart...
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Q: Software Modem?
A: YES
Re-install it.
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Q: System Resources Low?
A: YES
Close unnecessary programs running in the background:
Start>> Run>> msconfig>> Start up tab.