Error Messages - Dell Dimension 3000 Owner's Manual

E R I F Y T H A T T H E M O D E M I S C O M M U N I C A T I N G W I T H
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Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
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Click Printers and Other Hardware.
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Click Phone and Modem Options.
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Click the Modems tab.
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Click the COM port for your modem.
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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.
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
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Internet provider. With the Outlook Express e-mail program open, click File. If Work Offline has a
checkmark next to it, click the checkmark to remove it and connect to the Internet. For help, contact
your Internet service provider.
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receive pop-up advertisements, or you are having problems connecting to the Internet, your computer
might be infected with spyware. Use an antivirus program that includes anti-spyware protection (your
program may require an upgrade) to scan the computer and remove spyware. For more information, go
to support.dell.com and search for the keyword spyware.

Error Messages

CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the
Product Information Guide.
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running
when the message appeared.
A F I L E N A M E C A N N O T C O N T A I N A N Y O F T H E F O L L O W I N G C H A R A C T E R S
use these characters in filenames.
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essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program:
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Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
2
Select the program you want to remove.
3
Click the Change or Remove Program icon.
4
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
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