Dell 1000 Laptop User Manual


 
30 Setting Up Your Computer
3
Click
Connect to the Internet
.
4
In the next window, click the appropriate option:
If you do not have an ISP and want to select one, click
Choose from a
list of Internet service providers (ISPs)
.
If you have already obtained setup information from your ISP but you
did not receive a setup CD, click
Set up my connection manually
.
If you have a CD, click
Use the CD I got from an ISP
.
5
Click
Next
.
If you selected
Set up my connection manually
, continue to step 6.
Otherwise, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
NOTE: If you do not know which type of connection to select, contact your ISP.
6
Click the appropriate option under
How do you want to connect to the
Internet?
, and then click
Next
.
7
Use the setup information provided by your ISP to complete the setup.
If you are having problems connecting to the Internet, see "E-Mail, Modem,
and Internet Problems" on page 82. If you cannot connect to the Internet but
have successfully connected in the past, the ISP might have a service outage.
Contact your ISP to check the service status, or try connecting again later.
Transferring Information to a New Computer
The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system provides a Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard to move data from a source computer to a new computer.
You can transfer data, such as:
E-mail messages
Toolbar settings
Window sizes
Internet bookmarks
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network connection, or
you can store it on removable media, such as a writable CD, for transfer to the
new computer.
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