can't dial up automatically

[ShockTroop]

I'm using Windows XP version 5.1 Build 2600. I've used Norton and spyware detectors to get rid of any potentially harmful stuff.

At first, this is what the problem was:
When I opened up IE, it would either bring up my home page (if I still had cookies, and it was the outdated version) so I had to refresh and make it connect, or it wouldn't load up at all (and refreshing the page made it connect).

Now when I try to open up the home page, it never loads up! It always says "page cannot be displayed" or the outdated page that I accessed the day before. Refreshing doesn't work. I actually have to go into the internet properties thing (I don't know what you call it, the icon on the desktop with the two hooked up computers representing the server/client) and click "dial" to get it to dial up. When I open up Outlook Express, though, it connects automatically, although I checked the box that says "use IE settings." How can I make it so I don't have to dial up manually every time?
Also, the outdated pages always load up unless I use Disk Cleanup to get rid of the cookies and pages. How can I prevent it from loading up outdated pages?

[snowmonkey]

it is not that dificult: go to Internet Explorer /Tools /Internet Options / Connection , under Dial-up or Virtual Privet networks you will see you dail-up account , highlight it by clicking on it and then chose the option blow that say "Alway Dial My Default Connection" that should launch the dial -up for you every time you double click on I.E Icon.

regarding your old/new home page:
go to Internet Explorer /Tools/ setting (in Temprary Internet File Section)/ set the option for the "check for newer version of stored page" to Automatically. that should do the trick.

cheers

[ShockTroop]

Wow, just yesterday that "always dial to default connection" thing was checked, for some reason it wasn't today. Thanks for reminding me.