Connections Page
The pertinent settings on this page are the Setup button, which opens up the Internet Connection Wizard; the option buttons in the middle, which are the same as the ones discussed earlier in this chapter except that they apply to any Internet connection; and the LAN settings, which are used only if the computer is connected to the Internet via a LAN. By clicking the LAN settings button and selecting the “Automatically detect settings” check box within, the computer should be able to connect to the Internet simply by having a network cable carrying an Internet signal connected to the network adapter. Figure 10.18 shows the Connections page.
Figure 10.18: The Connections page.
Programs and Advanced Pages
The Programs page is used to set the default programs for certain activities. The most important one is the e-mail program. If you click an e-mail address link anywhere in Windows, a document, or a Web page, the program displayed here should appear automatically. However, this is one of those settings that, in 2000 and XP, has to be made in one other place as well. If you click the Start menu and look at the top portion, you will usually see a command called Set Program Access and Defaults. This option seems to have priority over the one in Internet Options.
The Advanced page has highly technical settings that should be left at their defaults unless you are instructed by Microsoft support personnel or documents to change them.
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