Windows Me - Online at last: Dialing into the Internet

Thanks to the previous tips, you have already set up your Internet connection via modem or ISDN perfectly. Now all you have to do is choose the right provider and connect via your Internet connection. In most cases, magazines such as CHIP or ComputerBILD will help you find the right provider. In many cases, the user name and password are also included. On the other hand, you can register with a large provider, who will then send you this data conveniently by post. And this is how you use them:

1. In the control panel, click on Dial-up network and select immediately Create new connection.

2. Enter the following in the line Enter the name for the selected computer now enter a name of your choice and select under Device only your already installed modem/ISDN device.

3. After you click on Next you only have to enter the phone number of your provider and confirm with Next continue.

4. One click on Finish takes over all settings and generates a new symbol which you can use immediately for the connection.

5. Now double-click on it and enter User name and Password the respective data that you have received from your provider and click on Connect. If everything went well, you are on the Internet for the first time.

Now that you have finished, you can move on to the next step: Find and install the best and basic drivers for your system.

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.