Setting Up and Using Your Computer 23
Setting Up Your Internet Connection
To set up an America Online or DellNet by MSN connection:
1Save any work in progress and close all open programs.
2Double-click the MSN Explorer or AOL icon on the Windows®
desktop.
3Follow 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:
1Save any work in progress and close all open programs.
2Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
3Click Network and Internet Connections.
4Click Set up or change your Internet connection.
5In the Internet Properties window, click Setup and then click Next.
The New Connection Wizard appears.
6Click Connect to the Internet.
7In 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.
8Click Next.
If you selected Set up my connection manually, continue to step9.
Otherwise, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
setup.
HINT: If you do not know
which type of connection
to select, contact your
ISP.
9Click the appropriate option under How do you want to connect to
the Internet?, and then click Next.
10 Use the setup information provided by your ISP to complete the setup.