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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 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 N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E I N T E R N E T - 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 You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network connection, or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy disk. To prepare the new computer for the file transfer: 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools, and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears, click Next. 3 On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer and click Next. 4 On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the wizard from the Windows XP CD and click Next. 5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old or source computer. Do not click Next at this time. To copy data from the old computer: 1 On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD. 2 On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform additional tasks. 36 Setting Up Yo ur Computer

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Setting Up Your Computer
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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
NSURE
THAT
YOU
ARE
CONNECTED
TO
THE
I
NTERNET
—
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
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network connection, or you can store
it on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy disk.
To prepare the new computer for the file transfer:
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
→
Accessories
→
System Tools
, and then
click
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
.
2
When the
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
welcome screen appears, click
Next
.
3
On the
Which computer is this?
screen, click
New Computer
and click
Next
.
4
On the
Do you have a Windows XP CD?
screen, click
I will use the wizard from the
Windows XP CD
and click Next.
5
When the
Now go to your old computer
screen appears, go to your old or source
computer. Do not click
Next
at this time.
To copy data from the old computer:
1
On the old computer, insert the Windows XP
Operating System
CD.
2
On the
Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP
screen, click
Perform additional tasks
.