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Note Introducing Your Computer Setting Up the Computer 3. If your computer has a modem, check the modem's country or region settings: • Windows 98: click Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-click Modems, then click Dialing Properties. • Windows 2000: click Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-click Phone and Modem Options, then click Edit on the Dialing Rules tab. • Windows XP: click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, Phone and Modem Options, then click Edit on the Dialing Rules tab. You may be required to enter your Windows Product key. To locate it, look on the Certificate of Authenticity packaged with the Microsoft Windows manual, or look for a sticker in the battery compartment. If you have any connection problems with your modem, try redialing. If that doesn't work, you can skip registration for now. To register your computer Be sure to register your computer. Registering is free and fast, and it ensures you will receive quicker, more personalized support. The information you provide during registration will be used to provide you with better products and services. You can register while setting up Windows, or later in any of three ways: by modem, by phone, or by fax. For some countries and models, an HP notebook registration icon is available on the desktop. By modem If you have Windows 98 or XP, you are automatically prompted to register. To register by modem, see that the phone is connected, then follow the onscreen instructions. If you have Windows 2000, you are not prompted to register, but you can register by modem if you double-click the HP Notebook Registration icon on the desktop or click the Register link in the Windows 2000 welcome screen. See that the phone line is connected and follow the onscreen instructions. If you choose not to register right away, you can register by modem later by doubleclicking the Registration icon on the desktop (if available). Reference Guide 25

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Introducing Your Computer
Setting Up the Computer
Reference Guide
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3.
If your computer has a modem, check the modem’s country or region settings:
Windows 98:
click Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-click Modems, then
click Dialing Properties.
Windows 2000:
click Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-click Phone and
Modem Options, then click Edit on the Dialing Rules tab.
Windows XP:
click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, Phone
and Modem Options, then click Edit on the Dialing Rules tab.
Note
You may be required to enter your Windows Product key. To locate it, look on the
Certificate of Authenticity packaged with the Microsoft Windows manual, or look for a
sticker in the battery compartment.
If you have any connection problems with your modem, try redialing. If that doesn’t
work, you can skip registration for now.
To register your computer
Be sure to register your computer. Registering is free and fast, and it ensures you will
receive quicker, more personalized support. The information you provide during
registration will be used to provide you with better products and services.
You can register while setting up Windows, or later in any of three ways: by modem, by
phone, or by fax. For some countries and models, an HP notebook registration icon is
available on the desktop.
By modem
If you have Windows 98 or XP, you are automatically prompted to register. To register
by modem, see that the phone is connected, then follow the onscreen instructions.
If you have Windows 2000, you are not prompted to register, but you can register by
modem if you double-click the HP Notebook Registration icon on the desktop or click
the Register link in the Windows 2000 welcome screen. See that the phone line is
connected and follow the onscreen instructions.
If you choose not to register right away, you can register by modem later by double-
clicking the Registration icon on the desktop (if available).