Quick overview:
Up-to-date news, sending messages and e-mails, downloading programs, enjoying films and music - the global Internet data network offers you all this and much more. Many users still shy away from setting up their own Internet connection. Windows Tweaks shows how to set up a normal connection via modem and analog telephone line. Let's start with the modem installation first:
Modem installation under Windows 2000
1. Right-click on Workplace and select Properties from the context menu that appears.
2. Now pull out the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager... button. A new window will open and you will see all your computer components neatly listed. All entries marked with an exclamation mark could not be recognized by Windows 2000 and you have to proceed with the installation manually. More on this later!
3. Now select the entry that has something to do with your modem, the Internet or communication. Double-click on it and select Reinstall driver in the following window.
4. The wizard welcomes you, which you confirm with Next and click Next again in the next window after you have made sure that Search for a suitable driver for the device is selected.
5. In the following dialog, remove the crosses in front of Diskette and CD ROM drive and select Specify other source.
6. Now select the button Browse and insert the installation CD-ROM or floppy disk into the drive and navigate to it using the Windows Explorer that appears. There you will find a so-called INF file which you must double-click on. It contains the driver information!
7. Click OK and then, after the driver has been detected, click Next. Ignore a message regarding driver signing with Yes and wait until everything has been installed correctly. Click on Finish to complete your configuration.
More articles on setting up a modem:
- Important information for ISDN system owners
- Increase the dial-up speed of your modem
All that's left to do is dial up to the Internet. And this is how you proceed: You will soon be online - dialing into the Internet
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
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