Error Messages - Dell DIMENSION 5100 User Manual

V 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.
2 Click Printers and Other Hardware.
3
Click Phone and Modem Options.
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Click the Modems tab.
5 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.

Error Messages

If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that
was running when the message appeared.
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
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use these characters in filenames.
R E Q U I R E D
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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.
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See the program documentation for installation instructions.
drive letter : \
Insert a disk into the drive and try again.
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Solving Problems
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— Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
— Remove the floppy disk from the drive and restart your computer.
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— The program that you are trying to open is missing an
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— The drive cannot read the disk.