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Note Note Introducing Your Computer Setting Up the Computer 3. If your computer has a modem, check the modem's country or region settings: 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 ID number. 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. If you're not familiar with Windows XP, click Start, Tour Windows XP, or check the Windows manual to discover what's new. 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 To register by modem, see that the phone is connected, then 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). This icon disappears after you register. If you encounter a busy signal while attempting to register by modem, the registration client may suspend with an hourglass icon. Click the Back button and dial-out again. If your computer does not have a built-in modem, you can register after you set up a PC card modem or an external modem-or you can register by phone or fax. By phone You can call your HP Customer Care Center and register by phone. Check "To call HP for service and support" on page 83 for the phone number. 26 Reference Guide

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Introducing Your Computer
Setting Up the Computer
26
Reference Guide
3.
If your computer has a modem, check the modem’s country or region settings: 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 ID number. 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.
If you’re not familiar with Windows XP, click Start, Tour Windows XP, or check the
Windows manual to discover what’s new.
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
To register by modem, see that the phone is connected, then 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). This icon disappears after you
register.
Note
If you encounter a busy signal while attempting to register by modem, the registration
client may suspend with an hourglass icon. Click the Back button and dial-out again.
If your computer does not have a built-in modem, you can register after you set up a PC
card modem or an external modem—or you can register by phone or fax.
By phone
You can call your HP Customer Care Center and register by phone. Check “To call HP
for service and support” on page 83 for the phone number.