Windows ME quick setup guide
for your computer to dial The World

These instructions will set up a Windows ME computer to dial The World, using PPP. If you are not using Windows ME, you will need instructions for other versions of Windows.

We also have more detailed instructions for Windows ME (in text form). Please refer to them if you can't find any of the items this walkthrough describes, or if your computer is currently set up to access a local TCP/IP network (such as a LAN in an office.) If you need further help, contact Technical Support.

1. Check what's installed

Check that Dial-Up Networking is installed: double-click the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. It will open into a window with some icons. Look to see if there is an icon for "Dial-Up Networking". (If the left side of the window has a small link for "View all control panels", you should click that to be sure you can see them all.) If you do not have a "Dial-Up Networking" icon (shown below), please switch to the detailed instructions.

Next, double-click the "Network" icon (shown below.)

Under the "Configuration" tab of the "Network" control panel, you should see "Dial-Up Adapter" and "TCP/IP" in the installed components window. (If you have other adapters besides the Dial-Up Adapter installed you may see an arrow "->" indicating that TCP/IP is bound to the Dial-Up Adapter.) If you do not have "Dial-Up Adapter" and "TCP/IP", please see the detailed instructions

2. Create a new connection

Double-click the "My Computer" icon on your desktop, then double-click "Control Panel", then double-click "Dial-Up Networking". (If a window titled "Welcome to Dial-Up Networking" opens, just close it and continue with these instructions.)

Double-click "Make New Connection".

As shown above, name this new connection "The World", check that an appropriate modem is selected from the list, and click "Next". As shown below, enter the modem access number you will use to dial The World. (You can find a local number with the blue form below the picture.) Click "Next", then click "Finish".

Area Code: (or) State: Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut D.C. Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

If you see a window that says "Dial-Up Networking needs to install the Microsoft Dial-Up Adapter...", click "OK" to automatically install it.

3. Configuring the new connection

Double-click "My Computer", double-click "Control Panel", double-click "Dial-Up Networking", then right-click (click the right mouse button) on the icon you created ("The World") and choose "Properties".

Click the "Networking" tab. For "Type of Dial-Up Server:", select "PPP, Internet, Windows 2000/NT, Windows ME". The only check boxes that should be filled are "Enable compression" and "TCP/IP", as shown below.

Click "TCP/IP Settings". If these four boxes are not already checked, check them: "Server assigned IP address", "Server assigned name server address", "Use IP header compression", and "Use default gateway on remote network".

Click "OK" then "OK" to close the windows. Your PPP setup is done!

4. Connecting

Double-click "My Computer", double-click "Control Panel", double-click "Dial-Up Networking", double-click "The World".

Enter "yourname@theworld.com" for the account name and your password for the password, as shown below. (Note: Here, "theworld.com" must be lowercase.)

(If you are in a location where you must dial an area code every time you make a local call ("10-digit dialing"), you will need to set that up. Click "Dial Properties", then "Area Code Rules", and check the box "Always dial the area code (10-digit dialing), then click "OK and "OK".)

Click "Connect" and your computer will dial The World. When it has connected, you should be able to use any Web browser (such as Internet Explorer.)

You will need to set up mail and news settings in any programs you use for mail or news. Settings you will need for mail and news are: