Transferring Internet Settings - Gateway 200E User Manual

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Transferring Internet settings

Help and Support
For more information about setting up
an Internet connection in Windows XP,
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword Internet
connection in the Search box, then
click the arrow.
To find files using Find or Search:
In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window
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opens.
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click Start, Find or
Search, then click For Files or Folders. The Search Results window opens.
Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by file name or file type.
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For help on finding files, click Help, then click Help and Support Center
or Help Topics. For more information, see
You can use different methods to transfer your Internet account from your old
computer to your new one.
Setting up your ISP
If your current Internet service provider (ISP) software came preinstalled
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on your new notebook, run that setup program. If it asks to set up a new
account or an existing one, choose to set up an existing account.
If your current ISP software is not preinstalled on your new notebook,
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locate the original Internet setup program provided by your local ISP, or
contact your ISP to see if they have an updated version of their software,
and install it on your new notebook.
If you use MSN as your ISP, or if you know your ISP settings, use the
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Windows Internet Connection Wizard.
To use the Internet Connection Wizard:
Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, then click New
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Connection Wizard. The New Connection wizard opens.
Configure your Internet settings by following the on-screen instructions.
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Transferring your e-mail and address book
See your old e-mail program's online help for information on exporting and
importing e-mail messages and the address book. You can often export all of
your old e-mail messages or address book to recordable media, then import
them into your new notebook's e-mail program. You may also want to consider
printing the old information or using your old computer to send the e-mail
messages to yourself, then using your new notebook to retrieve the e-mail
messages.
Transferring your Internet shortcuts
You can export and import your old Netscape Navigator bookmarks or Microsoft
Internet Explorer favorites. For more information, see your Internet browser
program's online help.
Moving from your old computer
"Searching for files" on page 20.
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