In a message dated 5/18/2006 7:14:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: I have broadband so am not experiencing this problem. I have a question for those of you who are. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling AOL? Maybe the installation is corrupted. --I also have broadband--that doesn't stop AOL from loading and trying to connect via TCP/IP connection. I hate uninstalling and reinstalling software--it is a phobia of mine. <g> So, to answer your question--no I haven't done that. There should be a simpler way ot stopping AOL from constantly trying to connect or reconnect. The program runs just fine--it is just this constantly trying to connect that drives me nuts. Joan