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windows XP set-up
- Close all programs until you are at your desktop
- Click the Start button and choose Control Panel
- If you are running Windows XP in classic mode, you will need to select the Start button, select Settings, then choose Control Panel
- Click the Switch to Classic View icon
- Double-click the Network Connections icon
- Click the Create a new connection icon
- Click the Next button
- Select the 1st option, Connect to the Internet, and then click the Next button
- Select the 2nd option, Set up my connection manually and then click Next
- Select the 1st option, Connect using a dial-up modem, and then click Next
- In the ISP Name field, type "Net Nevada" and click Next
- Enter "638-5465" for the Telephone number and click the Next button
- In the User name field, type your Email address (also known as your User ID). If your Email address is johnd@netnevada.net then, your User name/ID is johnd@netnevada.net. Do NOT type it as JOHND or JohnD
- In the Password field, type your password; if it is bakd2 then, type it exactly as bakd2. Do NOT type it as Bakd2 or BAKD2. Your password will appear on the screen represented as black dots or asterisks. This is a security feature that prevents people from seeing the letters and numbers
- In the Confirm password field, type your password again
- Make certain the following boxes are unchecked and click Next:
- Use this account name and password when anyone connects to the Internet from this computer
- Make this the default Internet connectio
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- Turn on Internet Connection Firewall for this connection
- Check the box next to Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop and click the Finish button
- Windows XP is now setup to access the Internet using Net Nevada
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