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Setup Dialup
Internet Connection Manually in Windows
95/98/ME
If you just want
to create a new dialup connection without
setting up an email account, or if you want
to setup each manually, follow these steps.
Creating a new connection can also be useful
as a troubleshooting step if you are having
problems connecting.
- Double click My Computer.
- For Windows 95/98 double click Dial-Up Networking.
For Windows ME double click Control Panel and then Dial-Up
Networking.
- Double click Make New Connection.
- Enter name for connection. This can be anything
- we recommend you enter Desoto.Net.
- Click Next.
- Enter the local dial-up phone number for where
you live. For Desoto County, enter 266-0038 and leave the area
code blank.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
For Windows
95/98 follow the additional steps below.
If your computer has Windows ME you do not
need to take these steps.
- Right click the
new connection. Select Properties.
- Click on the Server
Types tab.
- Uncheck "Log on to Network",
"IPX/SPX", "NETBEUI".
- Click OK.
For all sytems in this
section (Windows 95/98/ME) continue the
additional steps below.
- Right click
the new connection. Select Create
Shortcut..
- Answer Yes
to place it on your Desktop.
- Close all windows (Control
Panel, Dialup Networking) that you
opened.
- Click Start
->Settings ->Control
Panel
- Double click Internet
Options.
- Click on the Connections
tab.
- Below the connection
list check the box that says Dial
whenever a network connection is not
present.
- If there is more
than one dialup connection in the
list, highlight the one you just created
(probably called Desoto.Net) and click
Set Default. You
may remove any dialup connections
you no longer need by highlighting
them and clicking Remove.
- Click Apply
at the bottom.
- If you would like
to set your start page (home page)
to Desoto.Net, click the General
tab at the top, and in the Home Page
Address field enter www.desoto.net.
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