you can change the settings so it does not look for information on he net to
populate the information fields and get the album art for whatever CD you are
loading, also you can create a rule in you fire wall to block it

"Brian" wrote:

> 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?