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Windows ME installation guide


The Windows ME Installation procedure consists of 4 steps. These steps MUST be followed in sequence for a successful installation. The steps are: -

1) Preparing your system.

2) Installing the Windows ME Modem Software

3) Configuring the Windows ME Dial-Up Networking

4) Connecting to the Internet

Please follow the instructions carefully. 

 

STEP 1 - Preparing Your System

Before proceeding with the installation of your IDSL Modem please ensure that: -

i) The IDSL Modem is attached to your telephone network and your computer. For instructions on how to attach your IDSL Modem, click here.

ii) The Dial-Up Networking components of Windows ME are installed. To verify that Dial-Up Networking is installed: -

- Click on the Start button. Click on Settings->Control Panel.

- Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. This displays the Add/Remove Properties page.

- Select the Windows Setup tab and ensure there is a tick against Communications.

- Double Click on the Communications text. This brings up the Communications window.

- Dial-Up Networking is installed if there is a tick against it. 

- If Dial-Up Network is already installed: -

- Select Cancel to return to Add/Remove Properties.

- Select Cancel to return to Control Panel.

- If Dial-Up Networking is not installed: -

- Click on the box to the left of the Dial-Up Networking text. A tick appears.

- Select OK to return to Add/Remove Properties.

- Select OK to return to Control Panel.

- At this point Windows may well ask for your Windows installation disk. Follow the instructions and re-boot if requested. Remove any disks prior to re-booting.

You are now ready to commence the Windows ME modem installation.

STEP 2 - Windows ME Modem Installation

1. The Modem installation process starts from the Windows Control Panel. Click on the Start button. Click on Settings->Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears.

NOTE. Control Panel has the option to only display a commonly used set of options. i.e. display a minimum set of icons. When you start Control Panel, if you cannot see the Modems icon, click on select view all Control Panel options, on the left hand side of the window.

Open (double click) the Modems icon.

If there is no modem installed in your system, the Install New Modem window appears. In which case, follow the instruction from  section 3.

Otherwise, the Modems Properties window appears.

2. The Modems Properties window has two tabs. Select the General tab and then click the Add button.

The Install New Modem Wizard appears, to help you through the modem installation procedure.

3. On the Install New Modem window, select Don’t detect my modem, I will select it from a list and then click Next.

This brings up the next page of the Install New Modem Wizard.

4. The Install New Modem window requests that you to provide information concerning the manufacturer and the model of the new modem. 

This information for the IDSL Modem is provided on the floppy disk (in the file idsl.inf).

Insert the disk in the floppy drive.

When you have inserted the floppy disk, click the Have Disk button.

This brings up the Install From Disk window.

5. From Install From Disk window, click the OK button.

 

6. Highlight IDSL MODEM at 115200 under Models and click Next

 

7. You now need to let windows know how your IDSL Modem is connected to your computer. The IDSL Modem will normally be connected to serial communications port 1 (referred to as COM1) or serial communications port 2 (COM2). You may need to refer to your computer manual to correctly identify which communication port your IDSL Modem is connected to.

From the Select the port to use with this modem list, select the appropriate port, to which the modem is connected (usually COM1) and click Next

 

8. A window will open, stating that Your modem has been set up successfully. Click the Finish button.

 

9. A Modems Properties window will open, in which the IDSL MODEM at 115200 is listed. Click the OK button.

This completes the Windows ME Modem Installation. 

It is now necessary to got to STEP 3 and configure Dial-Up Networking.

 

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