Dell Latitude 131L User Manual

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28 Setting Up Your Computer• If you have already obtained setup information from your ISP but you did not receive a setup CD,click Set up my connection manually.• If you have a CD, click Use the CD I got from an ISP.5 Click Next.If you selected Set up my connection manually, continue to step 6. Otherwise, follow the instructionson the screen to complete the setup.NOTE: If you do not know which type of connection to select, contact your ISP.6 Click the appropriate option under How do you want to connect to the Internet?, and then click Next.7 Use the setup information provided by your ISP to complete the setup.If you are having problems connecting to the Internet, see "E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems" onpage 67. If you cannot connect to the Internet but have successfully connected in the past, the ISP mighthave a service outage. Contact your ISP to check the service status, or try connecting again later.Transferring Information to a New ComputerThe Microsoft® Windows® operating system provides a Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move datafrom a source computer to a new computer. You can transfer data, such as:• E-mail messages• Toolbar settings• Window sizes• Internet bookmarksYou can transfer the data to the new computer over a network connection, or you can store it onremovable media, such as a writable CD, for transfer to the new computer.NOTE: For instructions on setting up a direct cable connection between two computers, go tosupport.microsoft.com and search for Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #305621, titled How to Set Up a DirectCable Connection Between Two Computers in Windows XP. This information may not be available in somecountries.For transferring information to a new computer, you must run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.You can use the optional Operating System CD for this process or you can create a wizard disk with theFiles and Settings Transfer Wizard utility.Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System CDNOTE: This procedure requires the Operating System CD. This CD is optional and may not be included with allcomputers.book.book Page 28 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 7:31 AM