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Setting Up the Modem

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The Windows Search feature includes direct access to the Internet Explorer Search. (If the ISP provides the browser, you may not be able to use Internet Explorer to search the Internet.) To begin a search: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Search. 3 Click Search the Internet. (You may have to scroll down in the list to see this option.) 4 Type a word or question into the Search box. 5 Click Search. The computer connects to the Internet (if needed), performs the search, and displays the results. Click a link in the results list to display the Web page. There are also Web sites specifically created for searching the Internet. These are called search engines. Search engines use a number of ways to find information. Setting Up the Modem The modem is used for connecting to an ISP that provides telephone dial-up connection to the Internet. There are other ways to connect to the ISP that do not use the telephone modem, such as a LAN (local area network) or DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). See "Setting Up the Network Interface Adapter" on page 32 if you are connecting through a LAN. Check with your ISP for specifics on your connection. Note: Your computer may not come with a modem. Before you can connect to the Internet and send or receive e-mail and faxes using telephone dial-up, you must connect the telephone line to the modem, which is in the computer. The setup poster shows you how to plug in a modem/telephone cable to the computer modem connector and to your telephone line wall socket. 30 HP Pavilion home PC

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HP Pavilion home PC
The Windows Search feature includes direct
access to the Internet Explorer Search. (If the
ISP provides the browser, you may not be able
to use Internet Explorer to search the Internet.)
To begin a search:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Click
Search
.
3
Click
Search the Internet
. (You may have
to scroll down in the list to see this option.)
4
Type a word or question into the Search box.
5
Click
Search
.
The computer connects to the Internet (if
needed), performs the search, and displays the
results. Click a link in the results list to display
the Web page.
There are also Web sites specifically created for
searching the Internet. These are called
search
engines.
Search engines use a number of ways
to find information.
Setting Up the Modem
The modem is used for connecting to an ISP
that provides telephone dial-up connection to
the Internet. There are other ways to connect to
the ISP that do not use the telephone modem,
such as a LAN (local area network) or DSL
(Digital Subscriber Line). See
“
Setting Up the
Network Interface Adapter
”
on page 32 if you
are connecting through a LAN. Check with
your ISP for specifics on your connection.
Note:
Your computer may not come with a modem.
Before you can connect to the Internet and send
or receive e-mail and faxes using telephone
dial-up, you must connect the telephone line to
the modem, which is in the computer.
The setup poster shows you how to plug in a
modem/telephone cable to the computer modem
connector and to your telephone line wall
socket.