Dell Inspiron 3800 Solutions Guide - Page 39

A solid blue screen appears, Internet Connection Problems

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A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - If the computer does not respond to a keystroke or a proper shutdown (see page 16), press the power button until the computer turns off. Press the power button again to restart the computer. The solid blue screen appears because you were not able to perform a proper Windows shutdown. ScanDisk will automatically run during the start-up process. Follow the instructions on the screen. Internet Connection Problems RE V I E W " M O D E M P R O B L E M S " - See page 32. TU R N O F F C A L L W A I T I N G ( C A T 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: 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 window. So l vi n g Pro b l em s 39

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Solving Problems
39
A solid blue screen appears
Internet Connection Problems
T
URN
THE
COMPUTER
OFF
If the computer does not respond to a keystroke
or a proper shutdown (see page 16), press the power button until the computer
turns off. Press the power button again to restart the computer. The solid blue
screen appears because you were not able to perform a proper Windows
shutdown. ScanDisk will automatically run during the start-up process. Follow
the instructions on the screen.
R
EVIEW
“M
ODEM
P
ROBLEMS
”—
See page 32.
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:
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
window.