Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012, Late 2009) User Manual

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Setting Up Your Inspiron Laptop

To setup your Internet connection:
Windows XP

NOTE: The following steps were written for

the Windows default view, so they may not

apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the

Windows Classic view.

Save and close any open files, and exit any

open programs.
Click

Start

→ Control Panel.

Under

Network and Internet Connections,

select Setup or Change Your Internet
Connection.
Click

Setup.

The New Connection Wizard appears.
Click

Connect to the Internet.

NOTE: Your computer does not have an

internal optical drive. Use an external

optical drive or any external storage device

for the procedures that involve discs.

In the next window, click the appropriate

option:

If you do not have an ISP, click

–

Choose from a list of Internet service
providers (ISPs).
If you have already obtained setup

–

information from your ISP but you did

not receive a setup CD, click Set up my
connection manually.
If you have a setup CD, click

–

Use the CD

I got from an ISP.

Click

Next.

If you selected Set up my connection
manually in step 6, continue to step 8.

Otherwise, follow the instructions on the

screen to complete the setup.

NOTE: If you do not know which type of

connection to select, contact your ISP.