Dell Inspiron 2500 Solutions Guide - Page 47

Phone and Modems Options, Phone and Modem

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E N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C TE D T O TH E I N TE R N E T - With the Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. If Work Offline has a check next to it, click the check to remove it and connect to the Internet. CO N TA C T Y OU R I N TE RN E T S E RV I CE P RO V ID E R- Contact your Internet service provider for assistance. T U R N O FF CA LL W AI T I N G (C AT C H -P H O N E ) -See your telephone directory for instructions on deactivating this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking connection properties. Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware and then click Phone and Modem Options. 3 Click to highlight your type of connection in the displayed list. 4 Click the Dialing Rules tab and click the Edit button. 5 Click to place a check mark in the To disable call waiting box. 6 Select the disable code (for example, *70) from the drop-down menu. 7 Click Apply and then click OK. Windows Me 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Modems icon. 3 In the Modems Properties window, click Dialing Properties. 4 Ensure that To disable call waiting, dial: is checked, and then select the proper code according to the information in your telephone directory. 5 Click Apply and then click OK. 6 Close the Modems Properties window. 7 Close the Control Panel. Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Phone and Modems Options icon. 3 In the Locations window, select the location for which you want to disable call waiting, and then click Edit. 4 Ensure that To disable call waiting, dial: is checked and then select the proper code according to the information in your telephone directory. 5 Click Apply and then click OK. 6 Close the Phone and Modems Options window. 7 Close the Control Panel. S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s 47

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Solving Problems
47
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
next to it, click the check to remove it and connect to the Internet.
C
ONTACT
YOUR
I
NTERNET
SERVICE
PROVIDER
Contact your Internet
service provider for assistance.
T
URN
OFF
CALL
WAITING
(
CATCH
-
PHONE
)—
See your telephone directory
for instructions on deactivating this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking
connection properties.
Windows XP
1
Click the
Start
button and then click
Control Panel.
2
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
and then click
Phone and Modem
Options
.
3
Click to highlight your type of connection in the displayed list
.
4
Click the Dialing Rules tab and click the Edit button.
5
Click to place a check mark in the To disable call waiting box.
6
Select the disable code (for example,
*70
) from the drop-down menu.
7
Click Apply and then click OK.
Windows Me
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click the
Modems
icon.
3
In the
Modems Properties
window, click
Dialing Properties
.
4
Ensure that
To disable call waiting, dial:
is checked, and then select the
proper code according to the information in your telephone directory.
5
Click
Apply
and then click
OK
.
6
Close the
Modems Properties
window.
7
Close the Control Panel
.
Windows 2000
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click the
Phone and Modems Options
icon.
3
In the
Locations
window, select the location for which you want to disable call
waiting, and then click
Edit
.
4
Ensure that
To disable call waiting, dial:
is checked and then select the proper
code according to the information in your telephone directory.
5
Click
Apply
and then click
OK
.
6
Close the
Phone and Modems Options
window.
7
Close the Control Panel
.