Setting Up Your Computer 31
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DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 3/18/04 – FOR PROOF ONLY
TURN OFF CALL WAITING (CATCH-PHONE)—See your telephone directory for instructions on
deactivating this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking connection properties.
Windows XP
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
, click
Phone and Modem Options
, click the
Dialing Rules
tab, and
then click
Edit.
3
In the
Edit Location
window, ensure that
To disable call waiting, dial:
is checked, and then select the
proper code as listed in your telephone directory.
4
Click
Apply
and click
OK
.
5
Close the
Phone and Modems Options
window.
6
Close the
Control Panel
window.
Windows 2000
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Phone and Modem Options
.
3
Click the
Dialing Rules
tab and click
Edit
.
4
Ensure that
To disable call waiting, dial:
is checked, and then select the proper code as listed in your
telephone directory.
5
Click
Apply
and click
OK
.
6
Close the
Phone and Modem Options
window.
VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS —
Windows XP
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
and click
Phone and Modem Options
.
3
Click the
Modems
tab.
4
Click the COM port for your modem.
5
Click
Properties
, click the
Diagnostics
tab, and then click
Query Modem
to verify that the modem is
communicating with Windows.
If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.
Windows 2000
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click
Phone and Modem Options
.
3
Click the
Modems
tab.
4
Click the COM port for your modem.
5
Click
Properties
, click the
Diagnostics
tab, and then click
Query Modem
to verify that the modem is
communicating with Windows.
If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.
