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The Windows Search feature includes direct
access to the Internet Explorer Search. (If the ISP
provides the browser, you may not be able to
use Internet Explorer to search the Web.) To
begin a search:
1 Click Start on the taskbar.
2 Click Search.
3 Click Search the Internet. (You may have
to scroll down in the list to see this option.)
4 Type a word or question into the Search box.
5 Click Search.
The computer connects to the Internet (if
needed), performs the search, and displays the
results. Click a link in the results list to display
the Web page.
There are also Web sites specifically created for
searching the Web. These are called search
engines. Search engines use a number of ways
to find information.
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HP Pavilion home PC
Setting Up the Modem
The modem is used for connecting to an ISP that
provides telephone dial-up connection to the
Internet. There are other ways to connect to the
ISP that do not use the telephone modem, such
as a LAN (Local Area Network), or DSL (Digital
Subscriber Line). See "Setting Up the Network
Adapter" on page 34 if you are connecting
through a LAN. Check with your ISP for specifics
on your connection.
Note:
Your computer may not come with a modem.
Before you can connect to the Internet and send
or receive e-mail and faxes using telephone
dial-up, you must connect the telephone line to
the modem, which is in the computer.
The setup poster shows you how to plug in a
modem/telephone cable to the computer modem
connector and to your telephone line wall jack
connector.
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