Thread: Win XP dial-up setup

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    C-Dumbie
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    Win XP dial-up setup

    Hi all,
    Does anyone here run Win XP on your PC and knowing where
    to setup/configure dial-up network. I just bought my PC 3 weeks
    ago and I am totally newbie to computer. I have install free 1000 hour AOL version 7.0 software. But when I connect to internet it just load the aol website only.
    when I tried to go to other website such yahoo.com. It gave
    an error, www.yahoo.com not found. I tried to find a place to check the dialup network setup, but I can't find it on Win XP.
    I guess in Win2000, the path is programs/accessories/communications/Network and dialup connection.
    Does one has any idea why I can't go to other websites except
    aol website only?
    Thanks a lot for your advices.
    C-Dumbie

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    answer: dont use AOL. It is evil. Expect blood dripping down your monitor and a devil sign burnt into your HDD within a week of using anything AOL or Microsoft.

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    Re: Win XP dial-up setup

    Originally posted by C-Dumbie
    Hi all,
    Does anyone here run Win XP on your PC and knowing where
    to setup/configure dial-up network. I just bought my PC 3 weeks
    ago and I am totally newbie to computer. I have install free 1000 hour AOL version 7.0 software. But when I connect to internet it just load the aol website only.
    when I tried to go to other website such yahoo.com. It gave
    an error, www.yahoo.com not found. I tried to find a place to check the dialup network setup, but I can't find it on Win XP.
    I guess in Win2000, the path is programs/accessories/communications/Network and dialup connection.
    Does one has any idea why I can't go to other websites except
    aol website only?
    Thanks a lot for your advices.
    C-Dumbie
    First, check to ensure your parental controls allow you to browse the web via IE , if you are using IE, and that web access is allowed.

    Secondly, the connections are found by right-clicking on "My network places" and selecting properties. If your desktop does not show this icon, right click on the desktop and select properties. Click on the "desktop" tab and go into the advanced settings, and check the box that says "my network places".

    -RoD

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    Or instead of that, put 'connect to' in the start menu like this. This is easier and shows you them all.
    Such is life.

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    God damn it, or even like this..
    Such is life.

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