Dell Inspiron 300m - Manual (Page 36)

36 Setting Up Your Computer
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I R R E GU L A R DI A L TONE — If you have voice mail service, you might hear an irregular dial tone
when you have messages. Contact your telephone company for instructions on restoring a dial tone.
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UR N O F F CA L L W AI T I NG ( C AT CH - P HO N E ) — See your telephone directory for instructions on
deactivating this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking connection properties.
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2 Click Printers and Other Hardware, click Phone and Modem Options, click the Dialing Rules
tab, and then click Edit....
3 In the Edit Location window, ensure that To disable call waiting, dial: is checked, and then select
the proper code as listed in your telephone directory.
4 Click Apply and click OK.
5 Close the Phone and Modems Options window.
6 Close the Control Panel window.
V E R IF Y T H A T THE MO D E M I S C OM M UN IC A T I NG W IT H W I ND O W S
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2 Click Printers and Other Hardware and click Phone and Modem Options.
3 Click the Modems tab.
4 Click the COM port for your modem.
5 Click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Query Modem to verify that the modem
is communicating with Windows.
If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.
E-Mail Problems
E NSU R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O NN E CT E D T O THE I NT ER N ET — With the Outlook Express
e-mail program open, click File. If Work Offline has a check mark next to it, click the check mark to
remove it and connect to the Internet.
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