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Create Manual Connection in
Windows XP
From the
Start menu, choose the
Control
Panel.
Note:
If you are running Windows XP in classic
mode, you will need to select the
Start
menu, select
Settings,
then choose
Control Panel.
If you see "Switch to Classic View" under
the Control Panel, click on the Category,
Network and
Internet Connections then go to
step 3. If you see "Switch to Category View"
under the Control Panel, double-click on the
Network
Connections icon and go on to step
4.
Click on the
Network
Connections link.
Under the Network Tasks group on the left,
click on the
Create a
new connection link.
Now you should see the New Connection
Wizard. Click the
Next
button.
Select "Connect
to the Internet".
Click the
Next button. Select
"Setup
my connection manually".
Click the
Next button. Select
"Connect
using a dial-up modem".
Click the
Next button.
For ISP
Name, type
"PC
Lapeer".
Click the
Next button.
Under Phone
number, enter the dial-up telephone
number listed here.
Type the appropriate dial-up
number, based on your location, from the
list below.
IMPORTANT
- We are not responsible for any long
distance calls that my result from choosing
a number that is not considered to be a
local call.
Click the Next button.
In the text fields provided, type your
username and password.
You were given a username and password when
you signed up for your account. Make sure to
enter this information in all lower-case
letters without any spaces and use @pclapeer.com
following your username. Example: john@pclapeer.com.
If you have multiple accounts on your
computer and would like to use this
connection for all of the accounts, check
the first check box. If you would like
PC Lapeer to be your default internet
connection, check the second check box. If
you would like Microsoft's internet firewall
turned on, check the third box.
Click the
Next button. Check the box
next to "
Add a shortcut to this connection to my
desktop"
if you wish to have a shortcut to the
connection on your desktop.
Click the
Finish
button.
Note:
You should now see your new PC Lapeer
connection in the Network Connections
window.
You have successfully created a PC Lapeer
Dial-up Connection in Windows XP.
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