Microsoft® Windows® XP Unleashed

Creating a New Internet Account

When your modem is installed and configured, you are ready to create a new Internet account or enter the information about an existing account. Even if you are dialing into a corporate network, the account creation process is much the same. The following sections take you through the process of setting up your modem to dial into different kinds of networks using Windows XP.

Configuring an Existing Internet Account

To begin the process click on Start, Control Panel and when the Category view pops up, select Network and Internet Connections. From this window, choose one of the following three options in the Pick a Task category:

1. Set up or change your Internet connection.

2. Create a connection to the network at your ...