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IR R E G U L A R D I A L T O N E — If you have voice mail service, you might hear an irregular dial tone when you have messages. Contact your telephone company for instructions on restoring a dial tone.

TU R N O F F C A L L W A I T I N G (C A T C H -P H O N E ) — See your telephone directory for instructions on deactivating this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking connection properties.

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.

VE R I F Y T H A T T H E M O D E M I S C O M M U N I C A T I N G W I T H WI N D O W S

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.

E-Mail Problems

EN S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E IN T E R N E T — With the Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. If Work Offline has a check mark next to it, click the check mark to remove it and connect to the Internet.

Transferring Information to a New Computer

The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides a Files and Settings Transfer wizard to move data from the source computer to the new computer. You can move data such as:

•E-mails

•Toolbar settings

•Window sizes

•Internet bookmarks

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