Are you telling us that unchecking "Always connect using..." does NOT
resolve the problem/behavior?

If so, perhaps I misunderstood you or misread your first post: Is the
problem the fact that OE doesn't connect, the fact that the Network
Connection icon isn't displaying, or both?

You connect via DSL, yes? Do you connect directly via the (ISP-supplied?)
Speedtouch modem, via a separate router (that's connected to the modem), or
wirelessly (via the router or modem)?

Did you recently switch from dial-up to DSL or to a new ISP?
--
~PA Bear

Ahscot wrote:
May thanks again, PA Bear. I had worked it out, eventually.

OE7 should read IE7.

Used to be able to configure OE6 to connect automatically, but can't now
see
that facility . Ideas?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
OE Tools | Accounts | Mail | [account(s)] | Properties | Connection |
Always connect using... (uncheck).

Your recent & related (IMHO) thread in IE General newsgroup:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0e9c16c06d7194

And calling attention to this reply of mine in that thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...7fb3a6b3d84529

The fact that you probably did NOT disable (a) Comodo anti-virus &
firewall, (b) any/all real-time "system protections" afforded by Trojan
Hunter (if any), Ad-Aware, and/or Spybot and (c) did not enable the
Windows Firewall prior to installing IE8 may have caused your current OE
problem.

NB: There is no OE7 or OE8.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Ahscot wrote:
I run IE8 on a XP SP2 PC. Perhaps connected therewith, perhaps not,
whereas
before with OE7, on first booting the PC, the two television screens
appeared in the task bar, or if not, when I clicked on OE6, it connected
as
instructed automatically, I now find that nothing happens
connection-wise,
the reason being that when I look into my network connections/dial-up, I
find to my surprise it is 'unconnected,' this despite the fact my
Speedtouch
modem is showing its two green lights. When I right click on the
connection, and click connect, I get connected, the two screen appear
and
away I go. I have tried various permutations with associated settings,
but
for the life of me, I can't figure out how to stop this happening.
Advice/solutions gratefully received.