22 Setting Up Your Computer
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• 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 step6. 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 page55. 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
®
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
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you can store
it on a removable medium, such as a writable floppy disk or CD, for transfer to the new computer.
NOTE: You can transfer information from the old computer to the new computer by directly connecting a
serial cable to the input/output (I/O) ports of the two computers. To transfer data over a serial
connection, you must access the Network Connections utility from the Control Panel and perform
additional configuration steps, such as setting up an advanced connection and designating the host
computer and the guest computer.
For instructions on setting up a direct cable connection between two computers, see Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article #305621, titled How to Set Up a Direct Cable Connection Between Two
Computers in Windows XP.
For transferring information to a new computer, you must run the Files and Settings Transfer
wizard. You can create a Wizard disk with the Transfer Wizard utility or use the
Operating System
CD for this process.