Sorry - maybe this wasn't the right group. I reposted in the WMP group, which
I found after posting here. Still, I won't turn down an answer here.

TIA.

"Brian" wrote:

> I have an ISDN dialup Internet connection, with the associated limitations on
> usage. Every time I open Windows Media Player on my PC to play a CD while I
> work, it forces my ISDN modem to dialup, so it is evidently attempting to
> access the Net. This is going to result in my ISP charging me for extra time
> or dropping me altogether at some point. My modem is set to hang up after 12
> mintues, but it will never hang up if the Windows Media Player is open.
>
> I don't use any of the stuff written to for the herd mentality of today's
> computer crowd (Urge, music downloading, etc); I just use it locally to play
> WAV files & CD's. How can I prevent Windows Media Player from ever attempting
> Internet connection except when I tell it to update?