In microsoft.public.money, Jim T wrote:

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If you remove your passport from the Money file, you can still click
to download transactions and prices.

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Since you found the leave-connection-open setting, I don't know. I
never set my computer up for demand-driven dialing. The settings for
click to dial and click to disconnect are a function of the OS. In
Windows 95 you just told the OS you had an always-on connection.
Later versions have a different setting. Since I am not configured
for dialup now, I don't know. Perhaps you could try toggling
Tools-> Options-Connections-> LeaveMyInternetConnectionOpenAfterDownloading...
twice.


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Turning off features after installs is a normal task these days. Had
you not entered the passport, background banking would not have
happened.

Cal-
Thanks for the quick response. I went to the help on
Money 2003 re Background Banking. According to that, if I
disable it I will have no online services at all. there
is no distinction made re manually updating prices via
online. I have no boxes checked in Background Banking to
tell it to automatically update prices on any frequency
schedule. If it is not checked it shouldn't do it.
Correct?

Also I can find nothing to keep Money from disconnecting
me from the Internet after prices are downloaded (second
part of my question). I have it checked to keep
connection OPEN but it does not.

How did Background Banking get on my computer? It was not
there until the last month. How can I stop Microsoft from
putting things on my computer that I have not requested
(third part of my question)? This is a little too
much "Big Brother".
Thanks,
Jim T
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In microsoft.public.money, Jim T wrote:

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Background Banking, the name of the feature, can be disabled. It
will also stop if you remove the Passport from the file. You would
not be able to use Synchronization if you removed the Passport.

Help in your version should give you information on these terms.