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34 Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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If you are using a dial-up connection, connect a telephone cable to the
modem connector on your computer and to the telephone wall jack before
you set up your Internet connection. If you are using a DSL or cable modem
connection, contact your ISP for setup instructions.
Setting Up Your Internet Connection
To set up an America Online or DellNet by MSN connection:
1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2 Double-click the MSN Explorer or AOL icon on the Windows
®
desktop.
3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.
If you do not have an MSN Explorer or AOL icon on your desktop or if you
want to set up an Internet connection with a different ISP:
1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
3 Click Network and Internet Connections.
4 Click Set up or change your Internet connection.
5 In the Internet Properties window, click Setup and then click Next.
The New Connection Wizard appears.
6 Click Connect to the Internet.
7 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.
8 Click Next.
If you selected Set up my connection manually, continue to step 9.
Otherwise, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
setup.