E-Mail Problems - Dell Inspiron 600m Owner's Manual

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Setting Up Yo ur Computer
I R R E G U L A R D I A L T O N E
irregular dial tone when you have messages. Contact your telephone company for
instructions on restoring a dial tone.
T U R N O F F C A L L W A I T I N G
for instructions on deactivating this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking
connection properties.
1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2
Click Printers and Other Hardware, click Phone and Modem Options, click the
Dialing Rules tab, and then click Edit....
3
In the Edit Location window, ensure that To disable call waiting, dial: is
checked, and then select the proper code as listed in your telephone directory.
4
Click Apply and click OK.
5
Close the Phone and Modems Options window.
6
Close the Control Panel window.
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1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2
Click Printers and Other Hardware and click Phone and Modem Options.
3
Click the Modems tab.
4
Click the COM port for your modem.
5
Click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Query Modem to
verify that the modem is communicating with Windows.
If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.

E-Mail Problems

E N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E
Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. If Work Offline has a check
mark next to it, click the check mark to remove it and connect to the Internet.
— If you have voice mail service, you might hear an
( C A T C H - P H O N E ) — See your telephone directory
I N D O W S
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I N T E R N E T — With the